A QTL for Number of Teats Shows Breed Specific Effects on Number of Vertebrae in Pigs: Bridging the Gap Between Molecular and Quantitative Genetics
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00272
Abstract: Modern breeding schemes for livestock species accumulate a large amount of genotype and phenotype data which can be used for genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Many chromosomal regions harboring effects on quantitative traits have been reported… read more here.
Keywords: breed specific; number vertebrae; genetics; number teats ... See more keywords
Whole-genome association and genome partitioning revealed variants and explained heritability for total number of teats in a Yorkshire pig population
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DOI: 10.5713/ajas.17.0178
Abstract: Objective The study was designed to perform a genome-wide association (GWA) and partitioning of genome using Illumina’s PorcineSNP60 Beadchip in order to identify variants and determine the explained heritability for the total number of teats… read more here.
Keywords: explained heritability; number teats; association; number ... See more keywords