ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
MOLECULAR MARKERS (MMs)
RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS (RFLPs)
PCR-BASED DNA MARKERS
RANDOM AMPLIFIED LENGTH POLYMORPHIC DNAs(RAPDs)
AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM(AFLP)
MICROSATELLITES (MS)
QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTL)
CANDIDATE GENES
MARKER ASSISTED SELECTION (MAS)
SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNP)
LIVESTOCK GENOME PROJECTS
NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS)
CHALLENGES TO FACE
Low input systems
Changes in breeding programmes
Publically funded genomic research
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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