| Description |
xvi, 980 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I. Foundations of Quantitative Genetics. 1. An Overview of Quantitative Genetics. 2. Properties of Distributions. 3. Covariance, Regression, and Correlation. 4. Properties of Single Loci. 5. Sources of Genetic Variation for Multilocus Traits. 6. Components of Environmental Variation. 7. Resemblance Between Relatives. 8. Introduction of Matrix Algebra and Linear Models. 9. Analysis of Line Crosses. 10. Inbreeding Depression. 11. Matters of Scale -- II. Quantitative Trait Loci. 12. Polygenes and Polygenic Mutation. 13. Detecting Major Genes. 14. Principles of Marker-Based Analysis. 15. Mapping and Characterizing QTLS: Inbred Line Crosses. 16. Mapping and Characterizing QTLS: Outbred Populations -- III. Estimation Procedures. 17. Parent-Offspring Regression. 18. Sib Analysis. 19. Twins and Clones. 20. Cross-Classified Designs. 21. Correlations Between Characters. 22. Genotype x Environment Interaction. 23. Maternal Effects. 24. Sex Linkage and Sexual Dimorphism |
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25. Threshold Characters. 26. Estimation of Breeding Values. 27. Variance-Component Estimation with Complex Pedigrees -- App. A1. Expectations, Variances, and Covariances of Compound Variables -- App. A2. Path Analysis -- App. A3. Further Topics in Matrix Algebra and Linear Models -- App. A4. Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Likelihood-Ratio Tests -- App. A5. Computing the Power of Statistical Tests |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 891-[948]) and indexes |
| Subject |
Genetics.
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Quantitative genetics.
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Quantitative Trait
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Genetic Techniques.
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| Author |
Walsh, Bruce, 1957-
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| LC no. |
97017666 |
| ISBN |
0878934812 (clothbound) |
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