Estimation of linkage disequilibrium in four US pig breeds

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The success of marker assisted selection depends on the amount of linkage disequilibrium (LD) across the genome. To implement marker assisted selection in the swine breeding industry, information about extent and degree of LD is esse...

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Main Authors: Badke Yvonne M, Bates Ronald O, Ernst Catherine W, Schwab Clint, Steibel Juan P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/24