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Feasibility of the grandprogeny design for quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection in purebred beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 1997
Moody D E, Pomp D, Buchanan D S
Abstract excerpt
The grandprogeny design (GPD) was developed for dairy cattle to use existing pedigreed populations for quantitative trait locus (QTL) detection. Marker genotypes of grandsires and sons are determined, and trait phenotypic data from grandprogeny are analyzed. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential application of GPD in purebred beef cattle populations. Pedigree structures of Angus (n =...
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