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Author:   Shizhong Xu
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9783030839390

ISBN 10:   3030839397
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   19 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface.- About the Author.- 1 Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.- 2 Review of Mendelian Genetics.- 3 Basic Concept of Population Genetics.- 4 Review of Elementary Statistics.- 5 Genetic Effects of Quantitative Traits.- 6 Genetic Variances of Quantitative Traits 7 Environmental Effects and Environmental Errors.- 8 Major Gene Detection and Segregation Analysis.- 9 Resemblance Between Relatives.- 10 Estimation of Heritability.- 11 Identity-by-Descent and Coancestry Coefficient.- 12 Mixed Model Analysis of Genetic Variances.- 13 Multiple Traits and Genetic Correlation Between Traits.- 14 Concept and Theory of Selection.- 15 Methods of Artificial Selection.- 16 Selection Index and Best Linear Unbiased Prediction.- 17 Methods of Multiple Trait Selection.- 18 Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci.- 19 Genome-wide Association Studies.- 20 Genomic Selection.- Index.

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Shizhong Xu is Professor of Genetics and Statistics at University of California Riverside. He earned a BS degree in Animal Sciences at Shenyang Agricultural University (China), a MS degree in Quantitative Genetics at Northeast Agricultural University (China) and a PhD in Quantitative Genetics at Purdue University. He teaches two courses at UCR: Statistics for Life Sciences (STAT231B) and Quantitative Genetics (BPSC148). His research covers theoretical quantitative genetics, biostatistics and statistical genomics. He specializes in linear mixed models, generalized linear mixed models and Bayesian analysis. He published about 170 technical journal articles and two textbooks (including this one). He served as associate editors for journals of Heredity, Genetic Research, Molecular Biology and Evolution, and International Journal of Plant Genomics. He currently serves as associate editors for The Crop Journal and Forestry Research.

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