When individuals who are related by descent mate, the resulting offspring have lower fitness compared to the mean fitness level of the population. This phenomenon is known as inbreeding depression ...
Amplified fragment length polymorphic (AFLP ®) markers have been used to construct phylogenic trees of cattle (Ajmone-Marsan et al, 1997; Buntjer et al, 2002), pig (SanCristobal et al, 2002) and goat ...
Sequence-related amplified polymorphism markers have proved to be useful for agronomic studies (including crop development and identification of pathogen-resistant markers), but their use in other ...