NALT

Preferred term

breeding value

Topic

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.

quantitative genetics

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

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

5856

Spanish

valor genético

URI

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

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/6/14