Detecting linkage between a trait and a marker in a random mating population without pedigree record.

Modern linkage-based approaches employing extended pedigrees are becoming powerful tools for localizing complex quantitative trait loci. For these linkage mapping methods, it is necessary to reconstruct extended pedigrees which include living individuals, using extensive pedigree records. Unfortunat...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Mano, Takaho A Endo, Akira Oka, Akira Ozawa, Takashi Gojobori, Hidetoshi Inoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2655708?pdf=render