Application of genomics tools to animal breeding

Current Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-212

  Dekkers, Jack C M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal breeding; Genomic selection; Quantitative genetics; Whole genome association studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; DAIRY CATTLE; DATA BASE; DNA MARKER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; LIVESTOCK; MARKER ASSISTED BREEDING; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84860542814     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: 18755488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920212800543057     Document Type: Article

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