Research article

Core Hunter: an algorithm for sampling genetic resources based on multiple genetic measures

Chris Thachuk¹^*, José Crossa²^*, Jorge Franco^2,⁴, Susanne Dreisigacker³, Marilyn Warburton^3,⁵ and Guy F Davenport²

* Corresponding authors: Chris Thachuk cthachuk@cs.ubc.ca - José Crossa j.crossa@cgiar.org

¹ Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, 2366 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada

² Crop Research Informatics Laboratory, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600, México D.F., México

³ Applied Biotechnology Center, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600, México D.F., México

⁴ International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria

⁵ USDA-ARS-CHPRRU, Box 9555, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA

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BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10:243 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-243

Published: 6 August 2009

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Supplemental results. Expanded listing of Tables 1 and 2 in addition to results for various sampling intensities.

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