Optimization of gene-assisted selection in small-sized populations: comparison of deterministic and stochastic approaches

Many of the models used to optimize selection processes in livestock make the assumption that the population is of infinite size and are built on deterministic equations. The finite size case should however be considered explicitly when selection involves one identified gene. Indeed, drift can cause...

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Main Authors: Anne D. Costard, Jean-Michel Claude Elsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2011.00040/full