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Book Synopsis
This classic text continues to provide the basis for understanding genetic principles behind quantitative differences, and extends these concepts to the segregation of genes that cause genetic variation in quantitative traits.

Table of Contents

  1. Genetics Constitution of a Population
  2. Changes of Gene Frequency
  3. Small Populations: I Changes of Gene Frequency Under Simplified Conditions
  4. Small Populations: II Less Simplified Conditions
  5. Small Populations: III Pedigreed Populations and Close Inbreeding
  6. Continuous Variation
  7. Values and Means
  8. Variance
  9. Resemblance Between Relatives
  10. Heritability
  11. Selection: I The Results of Experiments
  12. Selection: III Information from Relatives
  13. Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: I Changes of Mean Value
  14. Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: II Changes of Variance
  15. Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: III Applications
  16. Scale
  17. Threshold Characters
  18. Correlated Characters
  19. Metric Characters under Natural Selection
  20. Quantitative Trait Loci

Introduction to Quantitative Genetics

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A Paperback by Douglas S. Falconer, Trudy F.C. Mackay

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    Publisher: Pearson Education
    Publication Date: 12/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780582243026, 978-0582243026
    ISBN10: 0582243025
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    Computational biology / bioinformatics Genetics (non-medical) Molecular biology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This classic text continues to provide the basis for understanding genetic principles behind quantitative differences, and extends these concepts to the segregation of genes that cause genetic variation in quantitative traits.

    Table of Contents

    1. Genetics Constitution of a Population
    2. Changes of Gene Frequency
    3. Small Populations: I Changes of Gene Frequency Under Simplified Conditions
    4. Small Populations: II Less Simplified Conditions
    5. Small Populations: III Pedigreed Populations and Close Inbreeding
    6. Continuous Variation
    7. Values and Means
    8. Variance
    9. Resemblance Between Relatives
    10. Heritability
    11. Selection: I The Results of Experiments
    12. Selection: III Information from Relatives
    13. Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: I Changes of Mean Value
    14. Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: II Changes of Variance
    15. Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: III Applications
    16. Scale
    17. Threshold Characters
    18. Correlated Characters
    19. Metric Characters under Natural Selection
    20. Quantitative Trait Loci

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