Response to Partial Selection on Clean Fleece Weight in South Australian Strong-Wool Merino Sheep III. Genetic Distance Between Flocks
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Published:1978
Issue:6
Volume:31
Page:667
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ISSN:0004-9417
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Container-title:Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Abstract
Divergence over time in flocks selected for clean fleece weight and for fecundity is measured by gene frequency changes at the R-r-i blood group, haemoglobin, and transferrin loci. No unequivocal effect of selection is demonstrable. Problems of interpretation even in flocks of known history are discussed.
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Subject
Developmental Biology,Endocrinology,Genetics,General Materials Science,Molecular Biology,Animal Science and Zoology,Reproductive Medicine,General Medicine,Biotechnology