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Technical note: Use of marker-based relationships with multiple-trait derivative-free restricted maximal likelihood.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 2007
Zhang Z, Todhunter R J, Buckler E S, Van Vleck L D
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The widespread use of the set of multiple-trait derivative-free REML programs for prediction of breeding values and estimation of variance components has led to significant improvement in traits of economic importance. The initial version of this software package, however, was generally limited to pedigree-based relationships. With continued advances in genomic research and the increased availability of...
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