A rapid method for computing the inverse of the gametic covariance matrix between relatives for a marked Quantitative Trait Locus

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Issue		Genet. Sel. Evol. Volume 33, Number 2, March-April 2001


Page(s)		153 - 173
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/gse:2001114

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