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BREEDING VALUE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The value of an individual, judged by the mean value of its progeny.

OBS

If an individual is mated to a number of individuals taken at random from the population, then its breeding value is twice the mean deviation of the progeny from the population mean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Valeur d'un individu considéré en se fondant sur la moyenne de sa descendance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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