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Joint analysis of two breed cross populations in pigs to improve detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 2005
Kim J-J, Rothschild M F, Beever J, Rodriguez-Zas S, Dekkers J C M
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to develop and implement least squares interval-mapping models for joint analysis of breed cross QTL mapping populations and to evaluate the effect of joint analysis on QTL detected for economic traits in data from two breed crosses in pigs. Data on 26 growth, carcass composition, and meat quality traits from F2 crosses between commercially relevant pig breeds were used: a Berkshire...
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