Complex and long-range linkage disequilibrium and its relationship with QTL for Marek's Disease resistance in chicken populations
Ehud Lipkin, Janet Elizabeth Fulton, Jacqueline Smith…·M. Soller
The paper studies long-range linkage disequilibrium (LRLD) and its relationship with Marek's Disease resistance QTL in chicken populations, finding complex LD structures that suggest causative mutations may lie farther from markers than previously thought.