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Bayesian segregation analysis of production traits in two strains of laying chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Feb 2001
Szydłowski M, Szwaczkowski T
Abstract excerpt
A bayesian marker-free segregation analysis was applied to search for evidence of segregating genes affecting production traits in two strains of laying hens under long-term selection. The study used data from 6 generations of Leghorn (H77) and New Hampshire (N88) breeding nuclei. Estimation of marginal posterior means of variance components and parameters of a single autosomal locus was performed by use of the...
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