Response to partial selection on clean fleece weight in south Australian strong-wool Merino sheep. III. Genetic distance between flocks.
Divergence over time in flocks selected for clean fleece weight and for fecundity is measured by gene frequency changes at the R-r-i blood group, haemoglobin, and transferrin loci. No unequivocal effect of selection is demonstrable. Problems of interpretation even in flocks of known history are discussed.
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D005298:Fertility; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000235:genetics; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012756:Sheep / Q000235:genetics*; D014168:Transferrin / Q000235:genetics; D014935:Wool / Q000254:growth & development*
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D006454:Hemoglobins; D014168:Transferrin