litter size
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflitterandsize
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litter
noun
uk/ˈlɪt.ər/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ/
small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in ...
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size
noun
uk/saɪz/us/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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Correlated responses in male reproductive traits in mice selected forlittersizeand body weight.
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Inbreeding depression and heterosis oflittersizein mice.
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Generally speaking, the smaller the animal, the greater is thelittersizeand this is probably dictated by the requirements for survival.
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This means that the polygenicadditive component is essential for a correct description of inheritance oflittersizein the pedigree under the study.
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This indicates that the inheritance oflittersizecan be analysed within the framework of a mixed major-gene and polygenic model.
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They also showed, however, that later cycles of inbreeding and crossing made little further improvement tolittersize.
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It has been shown thatlittersizeis genetically variable in outbred strains.
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A highlittersizewas detected in the years when the majority of litters were born in winter or spring.
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More incisively, we can consider the distribution of residuals for records with high values of additive genetic values forlittersize.
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However, the heritability (h#) oflittersizewas found to be very low.
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There is, moreover, strong evidence of a negative correlation between the additive genetic values affectinglittersizeand those affecting residual variance.
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Variation inlittersizeas well as any other quantitative trait is under the control of genetic and random\\fixed environmental factors.
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In this case thelittersizeat birth would depend on the genotypes of both parents.
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Table 1 shows the meanlittersizein these crosses.
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Many mammals display a negative correlation betweenlittersizeand body mass of the littermates.
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The correlation coefficient between antibody titre andlittersizewas calculated assuming a linear model.
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Regression analyses to study the correlation between antibody titre in uterus and oviduct and fertility (littersize) were also carried out.
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The laboratory mouse as model for animal breeding : a review of selection for increased body weight andlittersize.
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