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Fine mapping and association analysis of a quantitative trait locus for milk production traits on Bos taurus autosome 4.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 2009
Rincón G, Islas-Trejo A, Casellas J, Ronin Y, Soller M, Lipkin E, Medrano J F
Abstract excerpt
To fine map a quantitative trait locus (QTL) affecting milk production traits previously associated with microsatellite RM188, we implemented an interval mapping analysis by using microsatellite markers in a large Israeli Holstein half-sib sire family, and linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping in a large set of US Holstein bulls. Interval mapping located the target QTL to the near vicinity of RM188. For the LD...
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