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Genome-wide association and genomic selection in animal breeding.
Genome - 1 Nov 2010
Hayes Ben, Goddard Mike
Abstract excerpt
Results from genome-wide association studies in livestock, and humans, has lead to the conclusion that the effect of individual quantitative trait loci (QTL) on complex traits, such as yield, are likely to be small; therefore, a large number of QTL are necessary to explain genetic variation in these traits. Given this genetic architecture, gains from marker-assisted selection (MAS) programs using only a small...
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