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Validation of associations for female fertility traits in Nordic Holstein, Nordic Red and Jersey dairy cattle.
BMC genetics - 15 Jan 2014
Höglund Johanna K, Sahana Goutam, Guldbrandtsen Bernt, Lund Mogens S
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BACKGROUND: The results obtained from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) often show pronounced disagreements. Validation of association studies is therefore desired before marker information is incorporated in selection decisions. A reliable way to confirm a discovered association between genetic markers and phenotypes is to validate the results in different populations. Therefore, the objective of this study...
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