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Genetic Gain

Genetic Gain is the measurable improvement in the average genetic value of a population for a specific trait due to selective breeding or genetic intervention within the framework of population improvement.

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Genetic compensation induced by deleterious mutations but not gene knockdowns

Andrea Rossi, Zacharias Kontarakis, Claudia Gerri et al. · Nature · 2015 · 1.3K citations

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A Mutation in the Myostatin Gene Increases Muscle Mass and Enhances Racing Performance in Heterozygote Dogs

Dana S. Mosher, Pascale Quignon, Carlos D. Bustamante et al. · PLoS Genetics · 2007 · 816 citations · Full text

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Estimation of genetic gain in milk yield by selection in a closed herd of dairy cattle

J M RENDEL, Alan Robertson · Journal of Genetics · 1950 · 383 citations

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Human Genetic Enhancements: A Transhumanist Perspective

Nick Bostrom · The Journal of Value Inquiry · 2003 · 382 citations

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Estimating Additive and Non-Additive Genetic Variances and Predicting Genetic Merits Using Genome-Wide Dense Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers

Guosheng Su, Ole Fredslund Christensen, Tage Ostersen et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 359 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. BV
    Beatriz Villanueva

    Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 211 citations

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  2. PB
    Piter Bijma

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    4 publications · 296 citations

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  3. EJ
    E. J. Eisen

    North Carolina State University, United States

    4 publications · 73 citations

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  4. CS
    C. Smith

    Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

    4 publications · 280 citations

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  5. JW
    John Woolliams

    Roslin Institute, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 94 citations

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Institutions

290

  1. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

    Arkansas City, United States

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    731 citations

  2. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    422 citations

  3. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    1K citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    611 citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    413 citations

  7. Scottish Agricultural Science Agency

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    273 citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    453 citations

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  1. Journal of Animal Science

    36 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 13 publications · 475 citations

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  3. Genetics

    10 publications · 404 citations

    10

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  4. Crop Science

    9 publications · 672 citations

    9

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  5. Theoretical and Applied Genetics

    7 publications · 157 citations

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