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Effects of pedigree errors on the efficiency of conservation decisions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Conservation schemes often aim at increasing genetic diversity by minimizing kinship, and the best method to achieve this goal, when pedigree data is available, is to apply optimal contributions.
Bijma, P., Oliehoek, P.A.
core   +3 more sources

Compound Uncertainty Quantification and Aggregation for Reliability Assessment in Industrial Maintenance

open access: yesMachines, 2023
The mounting increase in the technological complexity of modern engineering systems requires compound uncertainty quantification, from a quantitative and qualitative perspective.
Alex Grenyer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing Ancestry through Pedigree of a Village with High Prevalence of Hearing-impaired

open access: yesJournal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association, 2017
Introduction Population-based surveys into the cause of deafness have consistently shown that a high percentage (50%) of childhood deafness can be attributed to genetic causes.
Sunil Kumar Raina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of pedigree errors in the UK dairy population using microsatellite markers and the impact on selection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The proportion of cows in the UK dairy herd whose sires were misidentified was estimated using DNA markers. Genetic marker genotypes were determined on 568 cows (from 168 milk samples and 400 hair samples) and 96 putative sires (from semen samples).
Smith, D.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

SCN4A p.R675Q Mutation Leading to Normokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Family Report and Literature Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2019
Objective: To investigate the clinical features, skeletal muscle imaging, and muscle pathological characteristics of normokalemic periodic paralysis (NormoKPP) caused by mutation of SCN4A gene p.R675Q.Methods: The clinical data, skeletal muscle imaging ...
Jiejing Shi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The odds and implications of coinheritance of hemophilia A and B

open access: yesResearch and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2020
We report 2 patients with coinheritance of the X‐linked bleeding disorders hemophilia A and hemophilia B. We describe the family pedigrees, clinical features, and genotyping.
Corinne Karch   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In the Eye of the Beholder: Owner Preferences for Variations in Cats’ Appearances with Specific Focus on Skull Morphology

open access: yesAnimals, 2018
Changes in the popularity of cat breeds are largely driven by human perceptions of, and selection for, phenotypic traits including skull morphology. The popularity of breeds with altered skull shapes appears to be increasing, and owner preferences are an
Mark J. Farnworth   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Spatial Pedigree in Traditional Villages under the Perspective of Urban Regeneration—Taking 728 Villages in Jiangnan Region, China as Cases

open access: yesLand, 2022
In current urban regeneration, the conservation and reuse of traditional village space are significant measures to activate urban-rural development. Traditional villages in the Jiangnan region of eastern China represent the typical vernacular culture of ...
Xinqu Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
A study was carried out to investigate the frequencies of abortion and congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection within 27 families (765 individuals) of a pedigree Charollais sheep flock maintained on a working farm in Worcestershire, UK, since 1992 ...
Duncanson, P   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Large-scale survey to estimate the prevalence of disorders for 192 Kennel Club registered breeds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Pedigree or purebred dogs are often stated to have high prevalence of disorders which are commonly assumed to be a consequence of inbreeding and selection for exaggerated features.
Evans, K M   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

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