Article
A QTL affecting milk yield and composition maps to bovine chromosome 20: a confirmation.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 1998
Arranz J J, Coppieters W, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Grisart B, Karim L, Marcq F, Moreau L, Mezer C, Riquet J, Simon P, Vanmanshoven P, Wagenaar D, Georges M
Abstract excerpt
As part of a whole genome scan undertaken to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting milk yield and composition, we have genotyped a granddaughter design comprising 1152 sons for six microsatellite markers spanning bovine chromosome 20. An analysis performed across families provided strong...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Lactation
- Lod Score
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Milk
- Milk Proteins
- Phenotype
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
