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Statistical and Quantitative Genetics Studies
Quantitative genetics and plant breeding are non-exclusive and these disciplines has been benefited from each other for the past 100 years. As a...
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Quantitative Genetics
The study of several economically important traits cannot be addressed by the classic or Mendelian genetics since several genes are involved at the...
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Quantitative Genetics
The intended audience of this textbook are plant and animal breeders, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in biological and agricultural...
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Quantitative Genetics
An overwhelming amount of genetics that is taught in classrooms is derived from a common assumption, which is that a given phenotype is the output of...
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Introduction to Quantitative Genetics
This chapter starts with the definition of breeding value and its application to predictions for yield of agricultural crops and human height. An...
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The Comes and Goes of the Black Box Perspective in Quantitative Genetics
Since its birth and for a long time, quantitative genetics assumed the infinitesimal model as a simplistic baseline on which to sustain a top-down...
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From Mendel to quantitative genetics in the genome era: the scientific legacy of W. G. Hill
The quantitative geneticist W. G. (‘Bill’) Hill, awardee of the 2018 Darwin Medal of the Royal Society and the 2019 Mendel Medal of the Genetics...
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Introduction to Genetics
Genetics is the branch of biology that studies genes, which are the entities responsible for inheritance. Since inheritance is a process in which...
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Usefulness of Quantitative PCR in Forensic Genetics
Although most DNA studies in forensic genetics are focused on the sample, including DNA extraction and amplification, sample quantification is an...
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Agricultural Genetics From the DNA Molecule to Population Management
Readers will find in this book a comprehensive text on the intersection of genetic and agriculture, addressing the different levels at which DNA is...
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A multi-reference parent nested-association mapping population to dissect the genetics of quantitative traits in durum wheat
Durum wheat ( Triticum durum Desf.) breeding programs face many challenges surrounding the development of stable varieties with high quality and...
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An Introduction to Some Concepts in Statistical Analysis and Quantitative Genetics for Sugarcane Breeding Programs
Application of statistical analysis and quantitative genetics varies among sugarcane breeding programs around the world. Some methods and concepts...
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Investigating mobile element variations by statistical genetics
The integration of structural variations (SVs) in statistical genetics provides an opportunity to understand the genetic factors influencing complex...
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Reflections on assortative mating, social stratification, and genetics
A recent report by G. Clark points to a sustained persistence of social status in England that extends vertically across several generations and...
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Celebrating a Century of Research in Behavioral Genetics
A century after the first twin and adoption studies of behavior in the 1920s, this review looks back on the journey and celebrates milestones in...
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Applications of Quantitative Genetics and Statistical Analyses in Sugarcane Breeding
Sugarcane breeding programs aim to deliver new high-yielding varieties, resistant to diseases and pests, which contribute to profitability and...
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Impact of diet and host genetics on the murine intestinal mycobiome
The mammalian gut is home to a diverse microbial ecosystem, whose composition affects various physiological traits of the host. Next-generation...
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Genetics
Genetic research on insect natural enemies was, until relatively recently, rare and was essentially limited to parasitoid wasps and some coccinellid...
