Use of marker information in PIGBLUP v5.20
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Many traits of economic importance are controlled by a large number of genes (polygenes) acting in concert. Selection on estimated breeding values (EBVs) based on the infinitesimal model using Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) has proven to be very effective for traits that are easily measured. The infinitesimal model assumes that there are an infinite number of genes, each having a small effect upon the trait.
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