About the Authors
- Andreia J. Amaral
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* E-mail: andreia.fonseca@gmail.com
Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Luca Ferretti
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Affiliations Department of Animal Science and Food Technology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, Animal Science Department, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Bellaterra, Spain
- Hendrik-Jan Megens
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Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
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Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Haisheng Nie
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Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Sebastian E. Ramos-Onsins
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Affiliations Department of Animal Science and Food Technology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, Animal Science Department, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Bellaterra, Spain
- Miguel Perez-Enciso
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Affiliations Department of Animal Science and Food Technology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, Animal Science Department, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Bellaterra, Spain, Life and Medical Sciences, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
- Lawrence B. Schook
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Affiliation Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Martien A. M. Groenen
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Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HJM RC LBS MG. Performed the experiments: RC. Analyzed the data: AJA LF HN. Wrote the paper: AJA. Contributed data analysis methods: AJA LF SER-O MP-E. Provided comments and suggestions for the manuscript: LF H-JM HN SER-O MP-E LBS MAMG.