Overview

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) is a topic of major agricultural significance for efficient livestock production. This advanced-level textbook covers all the statistical methods that have been used or proposed for detection and analysis of QTL and marker- and gene- assisted selection in animal genetics and breeding, as well as new advances that have revolutionized the field since the first edition.

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Author:   Joel Weller (Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Israel)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9781845934675

ISBN 10:   1845934679
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   25 March 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Principles of Parameter Estimation2: Random and Fixed Effects, the Mixed Model3: Historical Overview4: Experimental Designs to Detect QTL, Generation of Linkage Disequilibrium5: QTL Parameter Estimation for Crosses between Inbred Lines6: Advanced Statistical Methods for QTL Detection and Parameter Estimation7: Analysis of QTL as Random Effects8: Statistical Power to Detect QTL, and Parameter Confidence Intervals9: Optimization of Experimental Designs10: Fine Mapping of QTL11: Complete Genome QTL Scans: The Problem of Multiple Comparisons12: Multiple Trait QTL Analysis13: Principles of Selection Index and Traditional Breeding Programmes14: Marker-assisted Selection:Theory15: Marker-assisted Selection : Results of Simulation Studies16: Marker-assisted Introgression

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"""...the book is certainly a must-have for anyone involved in the statistical analysis of QTL studies in livestock... and (is) a useful textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students"" - Chris Haley, Roslin Institute, on the first edition."""

...the book is certainly a must-have for anyone involved in the statistical analysis of QTL studies in livestock... and (is) a useful textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students - Chris Haley, Roslin Institute, on the first edition.

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