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Properties of Runs of Homozygosity as a Measure of Identity by Descent.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Mar 2026
Wæge Oda B, Druet Tom, Berg Peer, Meuwissen Theo
Abstract excerpt
Runs of Homozygosity (ROH) are commonly used to quantify autozygosity/identity-by-descent (IBD) in an individual or population. However, the method's accuracy at the segment level in livestock populations has only been evaluated in a few studies. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine to what extent ROH are truly IBD and estimate the proportion of IBD segments that go undetected in a simulated livestock...
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