Inbreeding depression is associated with recent homozygous-by-descent segments in Belgian Blue beef cattle
Abstract Background Cattle populations harbor generally high inbreeding levels that can lead to inbreeding depression (ID). Here, we study ID with different estimators of the inbreeding coefficient F, evaluate their sensitivity to used allele frequencies (founder versus sample allele frequencies), a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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BMC
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-024-00878-7 |