Detection and utilization of single genes without DNA assays.

doi:10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(98)70155-9

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Detection and utilization of single genes without DNA assays.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 1998

Fernando R L, Stricker C, Wang T

Abstract excerpt

Quantitative traits are often assumed to be controlled by a large number of loci that each have a small effect. Under this assumption, the distribution of genotypic and phenotypic values can be adequately modeled by a multivariate normal distribution. Thus, most genetic analyses are based on mixe...

Topics

Algorithms
Animals
DNA
Genotype
Likelihood Functions
Models, Genetic
Pedigree
Quantitative Trait, Heritable

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