Genome-Assisted Prediction of Quantitative Traits Using the R Package sommer.

Most traits of agronomic importance are quantitative in nature, and genetic markers have been used for decades to dissect such traits. Recently, genomic selection has earned attention as next generation sequencing technologies became feasible for major and minor crops. Mixed models have become a key...

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Main Author: Giovanny Covarrubias-Pazaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4894563?pdf=render