Identification of genomic regions associated with inbreeding depression in Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle

Pryce, J.E.; Haile‐Mariam, M.; E. Goddard, Michael; J. Hayes, Ben

doi:10.1186/s12711-014-0071-7

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Identification of genomic regions associated with inbreeding depression in Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle

Published in Genetics Selection Evolution • Nov 17, 2014

Authors:

J.E. Pryce

M. Haile‐Mariam

Michael E. Goddard

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Inbreeding reduces the fitness of individuals by increasing the frequency of homozygous deleterious recessive alleles. Some insight into the genetic architecture of fitness, and other complex traits, can be gained by using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data to identify regions of ...

Subject

Runs of Homozygosity

Biology

Inbreeding depression

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