Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture

Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture

Abstract Background Understanding the relationship between genetic admixture and performances is crucial for the success of crossbreeding programs. Use of small sets of ancestry informative markers (AIMs) is a cost effective option to estimate the levels of admixture in situations where pedigree rec...

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Main Authors: Tesfaye Getachew, Heather J. Huson, Maria Wurzinger, Jörg Burgstaller, Solomon Gizaw, Aynalem Haile, Barbara Rischkowsky, Gottfried Brem, Solomon Antwi Boison, Gábor Mészáros, Ally Okeyo Mwai, Johann Sölkner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Ancestry informative markers
Crossbreeding
Ethiopia
Ovine
SNP
Menz
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-017-0526-2

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