Efficiency of multistage marker-assisted selection in the improvement of multiple quantitative traits.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00308.x

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Efficiency of multistage marker-assisted selection in the improvement of multiple quantitative traits.

Heredity - 1 Apr 1998

Xie C, Xu S

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The application of marker-assisted selection (MAS) to breeding programmes depends on its relative cost and the expected economic return compared to conventional phenotypic selection. The relative efficiency of MAS can be increased through a two-stage selection scheme or through marker-based, mult...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Selection, Genetic

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