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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: Publication Date: 12/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780582243026, 978-0582243026
      ISBN10: 0582243025
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      Science & Nature 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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