Article
Estimation of changes in genetic parameters in selected lines of mice using REML with an animal model. 2. Body weight, body composition and litter size.
Heredity - 1 Oct 1992
Beniwal B K, Hastings I M, Thompson R, Hill W G
Abstract excerpt
Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) with an animal model was used to estimate genetic parameters of body weight, body consumption and litter size of lines of mice selected for 20 generations on an index of lean mass at 10 weeks in males, highly correlated with body weight, and for a further 18 generations on body weight at 10 weeks in males and females. Univariate and multivariate estimates of heritability were...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Body Weight
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Likelihood Functions
- Litter Size
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Models, Genetic