Quantitative Genetics

An up-to-date, accessible guide to the main concepts and applications of quantitative genetics.

List of contents

Preface; Preface to the Spanish version; 1. Continuous variation; 2. Forces of change in the allele frequencies; 3. Components of phenotypic values and variances; 4. Inbreeding and coancestry; 5. Effective population size; 6. Estimation of genetic values, variances and covariances; 7. Mutation; 8. Consequences of inbreeding; 9. Artificial selection; 10. Natural selection; 11. Genomic analysis of quantitative traits; Solution to the problems and self-assessment questions; Glossary; References; Index.

About the author

Armando Caballero is Professor of Genetics at Universidade de Vigo, Spain, with research interests in quantitative and population genetics, conservation genetics and evolution. He has served as Associate Editor for the journals Evolution, American Naturalist, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics Selection Evolution and Heredity.

Summary

This accessible and up-to-date text uses applied examples and model problems to enhance students' understanding of the concepts and applications of quantitative genetics. It provides the most current and in-depth view of the field for researchers and professionals in genetics, genomics, plant and animal breeding, and conservation science.

Product details

• Authors: Armando Caballero, Armando (Universidade De Vigo Caballero
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108481410
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48141-0
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Probability & statistics, Genetics (non-medical), Probability and statistics