Fine mapping and replication of QTL in outbred chicken advanced intercross lines
Abstract Background Linkage mapping is used to identify genomic regions affecting the expression of complex traits.However, when experimental crosses such as F2 populations or backcrosses are used to map regions containing a Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL), the size of the regions identified remains quite large, i.e.10 or more Mb.Thus, other experim