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Index selection for genetic improvement of quantitative characters

✍ Scribed by C. Y. Lin

Publisher
Springer
Year
1978
Tongue
English
Weight
682 KB
Volume
52
Category
Article
ISSN
0040-5752

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✦ Synopsis

This paper reviews the basic theory and summarizes various modifications of the selection index. The limitations of selection index are discussed in four parts: (1) changes of parameters due to selection. (2) sampling errors of parameter estimation. (3) evaluation of relative economic weights and (4) internal deterrents to index selection.

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