Inbreeding depression across the genome of Dutch Holstein Friesian dairy cattle
Abstract Background Inbreeding depression refers to the decrease in mean performance due to inbreeding. Inbreeding depression is caused by an increase in homozygosity and reduced expression of (on average) favourable dominance effects. Dominance effects and allele frequencies differ across loci, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-020-00583-1 |