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Estimates of epistatic and pleiotropic effects of () and () genetic markers on beef heifer performance traits enhanced by selection.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2016
Tait R G, Cushman R A, McNeel A K, Casas E, Smith T P L, Freetly H C, Bennett G L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic marker effects and type of inheritance are estimated with poor precision when minor marker allele frequencies are low. A stable composite population (MARC II) was subjected to marker assisted selection for 2 yr to equalize and genetic marker frequencies to evaluate the epistatic and pleiotropic effects of these markers on BW, reproduction, and first calf performance traits in replacement beef females ( =...
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