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Extent and consistency of linkage disequilibrium and identification of DNA markers for production and egg quality traits in commercial layer chicken populations.
BMC genomics - 14 Jul 2009
Abasht Behnam, Sandford Erin, Arango Jesus, Settar Petek, Fulton Janet E, O'Sullivan Neil P, Hassen Abebe, Habier David, Fernando Rohan L, Dekkers Jack C M, Lamont Susan J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genome sequence and a high-density SNP map are now available for the chicken and can be used to identify genetic markers for use in marker-assisted selection (MAS). Effective MAS requires high linkage disequilibrium (LD) between markers and quantitative trait loci (QTL), and sustained marker-QTL LD over generations. This study used data from a 3,000 SNP panel to assess the level and consistency of...
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