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Extensive and breed-specific linkage disequilibrium in Canis familiaris.
Genome research - 1 Dec 2004
Sutter Nathan B, Eberle Michael A, Parker Heidi G, Pullar Barbara J, Kirkness Ewen F, Kruglyak Leonid, Ostrander Elaine A
Abstract excerpt
The 156 breeds of registered dogs in the United States offer a unique opportunity to map genes important in disease susceptibility, morphology, and behavior. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) is of current interest for its application in whole genome association mapping, since the extent of LD determin...
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