Evidence for parent-of-origin effects on genetic variability of beef traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 523-532

  Neugebauer, N ^a   Rader I ^a   Schild, H J ^b   Zimmer, D ^a   Reinsch, N ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b LKV Bayern   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcass trait in cattle; Epigenetics; Genomic imprinting; Imprinting variance; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 75949083185     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2026     Document Type: Article

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