Selection of Optimal Ancestry Informative Markers for Classification and Ancestry Proportion Estimation in Pigs

Using small sets of ancestry informative markers (AIMs) constitutes a cost-effective method to accurately estimate the ancestry proportions of individuals. This study aimed to generate a small and effective number of AIMs from ∼60 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data of porcine and estimate t...

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Main Authors: Zuoxiang Liang, Lina Bu, Yidi Qin, Yebo Peng, Ruifei Yang, Yiqiang Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00183/full