trait locus
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftraitandlocus
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trait
noun[C]
uk/treɪt/us/treɪt/
a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type ...
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locus
noun[C]
uk/ˈləʊ.kəs/us/ˈloʊ.kəs/
the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something ...
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(Definition oftraitandlocusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Estimates of additive effects which are significantly different from zero imply both non-zero additive effects at thetraitlocusand an association between the loci.
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Detecting and localization of a single binarytraitlocusin experimental populations.
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In this work, we develop a probability model for a binarytraitlocusthat is based on classical genetic theory.
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Computation of the full likelihood function for estimating variance at a quantitativetraitlocus.
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Maximizing genetic gain over multiple generations with quantitativetraitlocusselection and control of inbreeding.
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Secondly, the rare allele at each quantitativetraitlocusshould usually be at least partially recessive in its effects on fitness.
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Similarly, the dominance deviation of a marker genotype is the weighted sum of the dominance deviations of the genotypes at thetraitlocus.
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Mapping quantitativetraitlocusinteractions from the maternal and offspring genomes.
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The aims of these quantitativetraitlocusmapping experiments are several-fold.
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Potential gain from optimizing multigeneration selection on an identified quantitativetraitlocus.
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Each quantitativetraitlocuscan have an arbitrary number of alleles.
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Power of quantitativetraitlocusmapping for polygenic binary traits using generalized and regression interval mapping in multi-family half-sib designs.
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Since i depends only on the additive effects of the trait, dominance at thetraitlocusdoes not affect these measures.
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Dissecting the architecture of a quantitativetraitlocusin yeast.
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In addition, the method provides estimates of the frequency and additive and dominance effects of the quantitativetraitlocus.
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