Introduction to quantitative genetics

The lastest edition of this classic text continues to provide the basis for understanding the genetic principles behind quantitative differences in phenotypes and how they apply to animal and plant improvement and evolution. It extends these concepts to the segregation of genes that cause genetic variation in quantitative traits. Key techniques and methods are also covered.

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