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Detection of QTL for greasy fleece weight in sheep using a 50 K single nucleotide polymorphism chip.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Dec 2017
Ebrahimi Fatemeh, Gholizadeh Mohsen, Rahimi-Mianji Ghodrat, Farhadi Ayoub
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have introduced an influential tool in the search for quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing economically important traits in sheep. To identify QTL associated with greasy fleece weight, a GWAS with 50 K single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was performed in a Baluchi sheep population. Association with greasy fleece weights was tested using the software Plink. The...
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