Rates of change of genetic parameters of body weight in selected mouse lines.

doi:10.1017/s0016672300034352

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Rates of change of genetic parameters of body weight in selected mouse lines.

Genetical research - 1 Aug 1995

Heath S C, Bulfield G, Thompson R, Keightley P D

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A method based on the animal model is described which allows the estimation of continuous changes in variance components over time using restricted maximum likelihood (REML). The method was applied to the analysis of a selection experiment in which a foundation population formed from a cross betw...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Weight
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Inbred DBA
Regression Analysis
Selection, Genetic
Sex Characteristics
Time Factors

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