An efficient unified model for genome-wide association studies and genomic selection

Abstract Background A quantitative trait is controlled both by major variants with large genetic effects and by minor variants with small effects. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are an efficient approach to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL), and genomic selection (GS) with high-density...

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Main Authors: Hengde Li, Guosheng Su, Li Jiang, Zhenmin Bao
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-017-0338-x