Future advances in plant genomics will make it possible to scan a genome for
polymorphisms associated with qualitative and quantitative traits. Before this potential can …

The discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions/deletions, which
are the basis of most differences between alleles, has been simplified by recent …

Recent advances in molecular genetic techniques will make dense marker maps available
and genoty** many individuals for these markers feasible. Here we attempted to estimate …

Association studies based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) can provide high resolution for
identifying genes that may contribute to phenotypic variation. We report patterns of local and …

Association map** is a method for detection of gene effects based on linkage
disequilibrium (LD) that complements QTL analysis in the development of tools for molecular …

We recently mapped a quantitative trait locus (QTL) with a major effect on milk composition—
particularly fat content—to the centromeric end of bovine chromosome 14. We subsequently …

During the past few decades, advances in molecular genetics have led to the identification
of multiple genes or genetic markers associated with genes that affect traits of interest in …

Substantial advances have been made in the genetic improvement of agriculturally
important animal and plant populations through artificial selection on quantitative traits. Most …

A potentially serious disadvantage of association map** is the fact that marker-trait
associations may arise from confounding population structure as well as from linkage to …

Background The impact of additive-genetic relationships captured by single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) on the accuracy of genomic breeding values (GEBVs) has been …