A Guide to Qtl Mapping with R/Qtl

by Karl W. Broman and Saunak Sen

Book Overview

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping is used to discover the genetic and molecular architecture underlying complex quantitative traits. It has important applications in agricultural, evolutionary, and biomedical research. R/qtl is an extensible, interactive environment for QTL mapping in experimental crosses. It is implemented as a package for the widely used open source statistical software R and contains a diverse array of QTL mapping methods,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461417082
• ISBN13: 9781461417088
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"