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" Introduction to quantitative genetics / "
D.S. Falconer and Trudy F.C. Mackay.
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BL
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879189
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Falconer, D. S., (Douglas Scott)
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Introduction to quantitative genetics /\ D.S. Falconer and Trudy F.C. Mackay.
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4th ed.
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Essex, England :: Longman,, 1996.
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xiii, 464 pages :: illustrations
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0582243025
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: 9780582243026
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-457) and index.
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| Contents
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Genetic Constitution of a Population -- Changes of Gene Frequency -- Small Populations: I. Changes of Gene Frequency Under Simplified Conditions -- Small Populations: II. Less Simplified Conditions -- Small Populations: III. Pedigreed Populations and Close Inbreeding -- Continuous Variation -- Values and Means -- Variance -- Resemblance Between Relatives -- Heritability -- Selection: I. The Response and its Prediction -- Selection: II. The Results of Experiments -- Selection: III. Information from Relatives -- Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: I. Changes of Mean Value -- Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: II. Changes of Variance -- Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: III. Applications -- Scale -- Threshold Characters -- Correlated Characters -- Metric Characters Under Natural Selection -- Quantitative Trait Loci.
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This 4th edition of a classic text will be relevant for students of genetics, agriculture and evolution as an essential introductory study of the subject, covering all major areas without excessive detail or complexity.
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Quantitative genetics.
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Génétique quantitative.
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Genetica quantitativa.
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Quantitative genetics.
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Genetics, Population.
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Genetic Variation.
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| Dewey Classification
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575.15
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QH452.7.F34 1996
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1996 A-768
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QH 455F182i 1996
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A9cmedlit
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Mackay, Trudy F. C.
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