Association mapping is a population-based survey method used to identify trait-marker relationships based on linkage disequilibrium (LD). Compared with traditional linkage analysis, association studies of natural diversity panels can provide higher resolution in terms of defining the genomic position of a gene or QTL. (Li X, Xu X, Liu W, Li X, Yang X, Ru Z and Li L (2020) Dissection of Superior Alleles for Yield-Related Traits and Their Distribution in Important Cultivars of Wheat by Association Mapping.
Front. Plant Sci. 11:175.
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00175)
It is one of the domestic goat breeds raised for dual purpose (mohair and meat) in Turkey. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299341428_DOMESTIC_ANIMAL_GENETIC_RESOURCES_IN_TURKEY_English_version_of_Turkiye_Evcil_Hayvan_Genetik_Kaynaklari)
