Quantitative Genetics

Quantitative Genetics is the subdiscipline of genetics that employs mathematical and statistical methods to analyze the inheritance and variation of traits controlled by multiple genes.

27.3K

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1.8M

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2017–2026

3.8K

Parents

Evolutionary BiologyGeneticsPlant Breeding

Children

Additive Genetic EffectsAnimal ModelBreeding ValueDominance EffectsGenetic ArchitectureGenetic CorrelationGenetic Variance ComponentsGenome-wide Association StudiesGenomic PredictionGenotype-by-environment Interaction

Publications

27.3K

Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.

A. W. F. Edwards, D. S. Falconer · Biometrics · 1982 · 21.8K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +12

ESTIMATION OF AVERAGE HETEROZYGOSITY AND GENETIC DISTANCE FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS

Masatoshi Nei · Genetics · 1978 · 11.5K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +10

Prediction of Total Genetic Value Using Genome-Wide Dense Marker Maps

T.H.E. Meuwissen, Ben J. Hayes, Michael E. Goddard · Genetics · 2001 · 8K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +17

Genetics and Analysis of Quantitative Traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics · 2002 · 6.3K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +12

MapChart: Software for the Graphical Presentation of Linkage Maps and QTLs

Roeland E. Voorrips · Journal of Heredity · 2002 · 6.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Visualization +14

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57K

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Peter M. Visscher
The University of Queensland, Australia
119 publications · 26.1K citations
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William G. Hill
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
135 publications · 15.7K citations
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Michael E. Goddard
The University of Melbourne, Australia
93 publications · 29.9K citations
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James M. Cheverud
Washington University in St. Louis, United States
106 publications · 15.5K citations
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I. Misztal
University of Georgia, United States
126 publications · 10K citations
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Genetics
1.8K publications · 227.8K citations
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Evolution
1.1K publications · 98.7K citations
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Theoretical and Applied Genetics
794 publications · 57.8K citations
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Journal of Animal Science
1K publications · 50.9K citations
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PNAS · 220 publications · 32.3K citations
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See also Quantitative Genetics
Core Methods	Heritability Genome-wide Association Studies Genomic Prediction Variable Selection Linear Mixed Models Maximum Likelihood Estimation Snp Heritability Phenotypic Variance Decomposition Method Of Moments Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping
Key Parameters	Heritability Broad-sense Heritability Genetic Correlation Narrow-sense Heritability Selection Response Genotype-by-environment Interaction Breeding Value Maternal Genetic Variance Phenotypic Variance Components
Applications	Plant Breeding Evolutionary Biology Breeding Genome-wide Association Studies Genomic Prediction Marker-assisted Selection Breeding Value Human Genetics Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping
Assumptions	Additive Genetic Effects