Quantitative genetics of disease traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 198-203

  Wray, N R ^a   Visscher, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease; Liability; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DISEASES; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84925936969     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12153     Document Type: Review

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