Estimation of candidate gene effects in dairy cattle populations.

doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75733-9

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Estimation of candidate gene effects in dairy cattle populations.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 1998

Israel C, Weller J I

Abstract excerpt

Standard programs for animal models can be modified to include the effect of a candidate gene, even if only a fraction of the population is genotyped. The elements of the incidence matrix for this effect is 0 or 1 for genotyped individuals and for the probabilities of the candidate gene genotypes...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Genotype
Lactation
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Probability

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