Commercial application of marker- and gene-assisted selection in livestock: strategies and lessons.

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During the past few decades, advances in molecular genetics have led to the identification of multiple genes or genetic markers associated with genes that affect traits of interest in livestock, including genes for single-gene traits and QTL or genomic regions that affect quantitative traits. This has provided opportunities to enhance response to selection, in particular for traits that are difficult to improve...

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