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Genomic architecture of heritability and genetic correlations for intramuscular and back fat contents in Duroc pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2013
Hernández-Sánchez J, Amills M, Pena R N, Mercadé A, Manunza A, Quintanilla R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic parameters such as heritability and correlations of fat traits in a Duroc population were dissected using molecular markers. The heritabilities of intramuscular fat in 2 muscles, the gluteus medius and LM, and back fat were 0.54, 0.48, and 0.23, respectively. The genetic correlations were well estimated with standardized SNP effects, being 0.65 between intramuscular fat traits and ∼0.37 between any...
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