Variance decomposition in the estimation of genetic variance with selected data.

doi:10.2527/1992.70102975x

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Variance decomposition in the estimation of genetic variance with selected data.

Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 1992

van der Werf J H, Thompson R

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Estimation of genetic variance in populations under selection involves assumptions on base animals. Base animals are often considered unselected and it also has been proposed to treat selected base animals as fixed. The consequences of assumptions on base animals in the estimation of genetic vari...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Domestic
Breeding
Genetic Variation
Models, Genetic

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