Statistical Genetics of Quantitative Traits: Linkage, Maps and QTL

by Rongling Wu and George Casella

This book introduces the basic concepts and methods that are useful in the statistical analysis and modeling of the DNA-based marker and phenotypic data that arise in agriculture, forestry, experimental biology, and other fields. It concentrates on the linkage analysis of markers, map construction and quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, and assumes a background in regression analysis and maximum likelihood approaches. The strength of this book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387203346
• ISBN13: 9780387203348
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.4"