Article
Prioritization based on neutral genetic diversity may fail to conserve important characteristics in cattle breeds.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jun 2012
Hall S J G, Lenstra J A, Deeming D C
Abstract excerpt
Conservation of the intraspecific genetic diversity of livestock species requires protocols that assess between-breed genetic variability and also take into account differences among individuals within breeds. Here, we focus on variation between breeds. Conservation of neutral genetic variation has been seen as promoting, through linkage processes, the retention of useful and potentially useful variation. Using...
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