The genetic connectedness calculated from genomic information and its effect on the accuracy of genomic prediction.

The magnitude of connectedness among management units (e.g., flocks and herds) gives a reliable estimate of genetic evaluation across these units. Traditionally, pedigree-based methods have been used to evaluate the genetic connectedness in China. However, these methods have not been able to yield a...

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Main Authors: Suo-Yu Zhang, Babatunde Shittu Olasege, Deng-Ying Liu, Qi-Shan Wang, Yu-Chun Pan, Pei-Pei Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6067733?pdf=render