Suggested reading and web sites
Van Vleck, L.D., Pollak, J., and L. Oltenacu. 1987. Genetics for the Animal Sciences. Freeman Publishing
Moran, C. 1998. Molecular Genetics. In: The Genetics of the Pig. Eds. Rothschild and Ruvinsky. CABI publishing
QTL Course Notes: Identifying and Incorporating Genetic Markers and Major Genes In Animal Breeding Programs by Brian Kinghorn & Julius van der Werf (University of New England, Armidale, Australia) http://www.genome.iastate.edu/edu/QTL/
Linkage mapping tutorial - http://www.biobase.dk/Embnetut/Crimap/ and http://www.genome.iastate.edu/lab/crimapwkshp/index.html