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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. quantitative genetics
  4. breeding value

Preferred term

breeding value

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The calculated value expressing the ability of a parent to pass on superior traits to its offspring and is used for ranking breeding performance of the parent relative to the population average.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • estimated breeding value
  • predicted transmitting ability (PTA)
  • sire predicted difference
  • sire transmitting ability

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/19694

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