Quantitative trait loci analysis in animals

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weller, Joel Ira (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : CABI North American Office , c2009
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Historical overview
  • 2. Principles of parameter estimation
  • 3. Random and fixed effects, the mixed model
  • 4. Experimental designs to detect QTL: generation of linkage disequilibrium
  • 5. QTL parameter estimation for crosses between inbred lines
  • 6. Advanced statistical methods for QTL detection and parameter estimation
  • 7. Analysis of QTL as random effects
  • 8. Statistical power to detect QTL and parameter confidence intervals
  • 9. Optimization of experimental designs
  • 10. Fine mapping of QTL
  • 11. Complete genome QTL scans: the problem of multiple comparisons
  • 12. Multitrait QTL analysis
  • 13. From the QTL to the gene
  • 14. Principles of selection index and traditional breeding programmes
  • 15. Marker-assisted selection: theory
  • 16. Marker-assisted selection: current status and results of simulation studies
  • 17. Marker- assisted introgression