Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping is often conducted in line-crossing experiments where a sample of individuals is randomly selected from a pool of all potential progeny. QTLs detected from such ...

Labrador retrievers are common pets, but they also work as service dogs, aiding people with sight or hearing impairments. Unfortunately, the breed is particularly prone to getting overweight, and this ...

But there may be more to it than that. People who have tried to simply tame individual foxes often speak of a stubborn wildness that is impossible to get rid of. This suggests that foxes harder to ...

Proportion of phenotypic variation associated with individual (i.e., advanced selection, cultivar, parent, progenitor, or unselected offspring), year, year × ...

Breeding techniques and selection for breeding of the honeybee : an introduction to the rearing of queens, the conduct of selection procedures and the operation of mating stations / Friedrich Ruttner ...