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Inferring causal phenotype networks using structural equation models.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 10 Feb 2011
Rosa Guilherme J M, Valente Bruno D, de los Campos Gustavo, Wu Xiao-Lin, Gianola Daniel, Silva Martinho A
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic traits may exert causal effects between them. For example, on the one hand, high yield in dairy cows may increase the liability to certain diseases and, on the other hand, the incidence of a disease may affect yield negatively. Likewise, the transcriptome may be a function of the reproductive status in mammals and the latter may depend on other physiological variables. Knowledge of phenotype networks...
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