E. V. Costa, Diniz, D. B., Veroneze, R., Resende, M. D. V., Azevedo, C. F., Guimarães, S. E. F., Silva, F. F., and Lopes, P. S.,
“Estimating additive and dominance variances for complex traits in pigs combining genomic and pedigree information”, vol. 14, pp. 6303-6311, 2015.
Knowledge of dominance effects should improve genetic evaluations, provide the accurate selection of purebred animals, and enable better breeding strategies, including the exploitation of heterosis in crossbreeds. In this study, we combined genomic and pedigree data to study the relative importance of additive and dominance genetic variation in growth and carcass traits in an F2 pig population. Two GBLUP models were used, a model without a polygenic effect (ADM) and a model with a polygenic effect (ADMP).
