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selection index: a standalone construct

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Animal breeding

weighted combination of several traits or records chosen to maximize genetic progress in an overall breeding goal.

In animal breeding, selection index refers to weighted combination of several traits or records chosen to maximize genetic progress in an overall breeding goal. This meaning comes from Hazel (1943) in Genetics.[1]

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References

  1. Hazel, L. N. (1943). The Genetic Basis for Constructing Selection Indexes. Genetics, 28(6), 476-490. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/28.6.476

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