Statistical analyses are used in many fields of genetic research. Most geneticists are taught
classical statistics, which includes hypothesis testing, estimation and the construction of …

BACKGROUND: Environmental factors explain only a small part of the age variance at
which menopause commences. The variation in natural menopause is a trait predominantly …

In an experimental cross between Meishan and Dutch Large White and Landrace lines, 619
F2 animals and their parents were typed for molecular markers covering the entire porcine …

Fitness and fertility traits of dairy cattle are of increasing importance and are often measured
on a discrete scale. The development and application of generalized linear mixed models to …

Scores for clinical lameness from two separate studies were combined, and genetic
parameters were estimated based on linear and threshold models. Cows were from 24 …

A joint segregation analysis of a genetic system and the effects of QTLs based on the six
populations P 1, F 1, P 2, B 1, B 2 and F 2 is proposed in this paper. The major steps were as …

Recent developments in molecular biology and statistics have opened the possibility of
identifying and using genomic variation and major genes for the genetic improvement of …

A Bayesian approach to analyze complex traits is presented that can help plant eneticists
and breeders in exploiting the marker and phenotypic data on pedigreed populations as …

QTL mapping experiments in plant breeding may involve multiple populations or pedigrees
that are related through their ancestors. These known relationships have often been ignored …

Several approaches for analysis of survival in the first three lactations were compared using
data from approximately 700,000 Canadian Holsteins. Two approaches (linear model and …