Estimation of genetic correlation: interpretation of experiments using selectively bred and inbred animals.

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1990.tb00461.x

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Estimation of genetic correlation: interpretation of experiments using selectively bred and inbred animals.

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 1990

Crabbe J C, Phillips T J, Kosobud A, Belknap J K

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There is increasing interest in determining the extent to which multiple characters related to drug sensitivity are influenced by common genes. The principal method for testing for the existence of such genetic correlations has been examination of pairs of mouse or rat lines selectively bred for...

Topics

Alcoholic Intoxication
Alcoholism
Animals
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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