Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in sheep. III. QTL for carcass composition traits derived from CT scans and aligned with a meta-assembly for sheep and cattle carcass QTL

<p>Abstract</p> <p>An (Awassi × Merino) × Merino single-sire backcross family with 165 male offspring was used to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body composition traits on a framework map of 189 microsatellite loci across all autosomes. Two cohorts were created from the expe...

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Main Authors: Thomson Peter C, Hobbs Matthew, Jonas Elisabeth, Cavanagh Colin R, Tammen Imke, Raadsma Herman W
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/42/1/36