Article
A whole-genome-based approach for estimation and characterization of individual inbreeding
2017-02-07
Abstract excerpt
Inbreeding results from the mating of related individuals and has negative consequence because it brings together deleterious variants in one individual. Inbreeding is associated with recessive diseases and reduced production or fitness. In general, inbreeding is estimated with respect to a base population that needs to be defined. Ancestors in generations anterior to the base population are considered unrelated....
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- Literature Corpus work
- af289a92-1342-5e7c-9c8b-283b43994525
- DOI
- 10.1101/106765
