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Response to selection while maximizing genetic variance in small populations

BACKGROUND: Rare breeds represent a valuable resource for future market demands. These populations are usually well-adapted, but their low census compromises the genetic diversity and future of these breeds. Since improvement of a breed for commercial traits may also confer higher probabilities of s...

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Autores principales: Cervantes, Isabel, Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo, Meuwissen, Theo H.E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5030739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27649906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0248-3