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Wilcox, P.L., Echt, C.E., Burdon, R.D. (2007). Gene-Assisted Selection Applications of Association Genetics for Forest Tree Breeding. In: Oraguzie, N.C., Rikkerink, E.H.A., Gardiner, S.E., De Silva, H.N. (eds) Association Mapping in Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36011-9_10

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