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A comparison of approaches to estimate the inbreeding coefficient and pairwise relatedness using genomic and pedigree data in a sheep population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Li Meng-Hua, Strandén Ismo, Tiirikka Timo, Sevón-Aimonen Marja-Liisa, Kantanen Juha
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide SNP data provide a powerful tool to estimate pairwise relatedness among individuals and individual inbreeding coefficient. The aim of this study was to compare methods for estimating the two parameters in a Finnsheep population based on genome-wide SNPs and genealogies, separately. This study included ninety-nine Finnsheep in Finland that differed in coat colours (white, black, brown, grey, and...
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