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Discrimination between selected lines of pigs using AFLP markers.
Heredity - 1 Nov 2003
Cameron N D, van Eijk M J T, Brugmans B, Peleman J
Abstract excerpt
Amplified fragment length polymorphic (AFLP) markers were used to discriminate between lines of pigs, divergently selected over seven generations for components of efficient lean growth rate. A total of 270 animals with 30 animals per line were genotyped for 239 polymorphic AFLP markers. Canonical variate analysis identified linear combinations of the AFLP marker scores that grouped animals by selection line with...
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