Next-generation QTL mapping: Crowdsourcing SNPs, without pedigrees

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 3885-3887

  Edwards, Scott V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

life history traits; natural population; pedigree; QTL mapping; quantitative traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; OVUM; PASSERIFORMES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WING;

EID: 84880816446     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12401     Document Type: Review

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