Building phenotype networks to improve QTL detection: A comparative analysis of fatty acid and fat traits in pigs

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 329-343

  Yang, B ^a,b   Navarro, N ^c   Noguera, J L ^d   Munoz M ^e   Guo, T F ^b   Yang, K X ^b   Ma, J W ^b   Folch, J M ^a   Huang, L S ^b   Perez Enciso M ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Department of Zoology and Animal Biology Sciences III ^*  (Switzerland)

^d IRTA   (Spain)

^e INIA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complex trait; Multivariate data; Pig; QTL; Structural modelling

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATTY ACIDS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 80052681068     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2011.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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