Biometrical Genetics: Analysis of Quantitative Variation describes the
genetic analyses for working out the genetic architecture of
quantitative traits. Providing an elementary outline for study, the book
offers a brief description of both univariate and multivariate
statistics. The genetic analyses include study of basic generations and
the use of multiple mating designs such as BIPs, NC1, NC2, Diallel, NC3
and TTC. Variation arising due to linkage, epistasis, environment,
maternal effect and sex linkage are also described in detail. Models of
G x E interaction and competition and biometrical genetics of polyploids
and haploid are discussed as well as biometrical genetics of heterosis
and inbreeding depression and the method for calculation of inbreeding
coefficient. Methods for estimation of heritability and number of
effective factors, selection theory including path coefficient analysis
and QTL analysis and models for estimating genetic parameters are all
explained in entirety. H-W equilibrium and the evolutionary forces are
also described in detail. This book also includes a chapter on matrix
and biometrical problems which will support the carrying-out of
practicals in this course.
This book will be accomodating to undergraduate and post-graduate
students, as well as teachers and researchers in the field of
quantitative genetics and practical plant breeding.
