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Factors affecting the accuracy of genomic selection for growth and wood quality traits in an advanced-breeding population of black spruce (Picea mariana).
BMC genomics - 28 Apr 2017
Lenz Patrick R N, Beaulieu Jean, Mansfield Shawn D, Clément Sébastien, Desponts Mireille, Bousquet Jean
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BACKGROUND: Genomic selection (GS) uses information from genomic signatures consisting of thousands of genetic markers to predict complex traits. As such, GS represents a promising approach to accelerate tree breeding, which is especially relevant for the genetic improvement of boreal conifers characterized by long breeding cycles. In the present study, we tested GS in an advanced-breeding population of the...
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