A comparison of identity ‐by‐descent and identity‐by‐state matrices that are used for genetic evaluation and estimation of variance components

The objective here is to recognize the difference between these covariance matrices and its implications.

Source: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics - May 15, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: R. L. Fernando, H. Cheng, X. Sun, D. J. Garrick Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research