Michael Lynch is Distinguished Professor of Biology at Indiana University.Bruce Walsh is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.

• I. FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE GENETICS.- An Overview of Quantitative Genetics.- Properties of Distributions.- Covariance, Regression, and Correlation.- Properties of Single Loci.- Components of Genetic Variation for Multilocus Traits.- Sources of Environmental Variation.- Resemblance between Relatives.- Introduction of Matrix Algebra and Linear Models.- Analysis of Line Crosses.- Inbreeding Depression.- Matters of Scale.- II. Quantitative Trait Loci.- Polygenes and Polygenic Mutation.- Detecting Major Genes.- Principles of Marker-Based Analysis.- Mapping and Characterizing QTLs: Inbredline Crosses.- Mapping and Characterizing QTLs: Outbred Populations.- III. Estimation Procedures.- Parent-Offspring Regression.- Sib Analysis.- Twins and Clones.- Cross-Classified Designs.- Correlations between Characters.- Genotype x Environment Interaction.- Maternal Effects Sex Linkage and Sexual Dimorphism.- Threshold Characters.- Estimation of Breeding Values.- Variance-Component Estimation with Complex Pedigrees.- Appendices.- Expectations, Variances and Covariances of Compound Variables.- Path Analysis.- Further Topics in Matrix Algebra and Linear Models.- Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Likelihood-Ratio Tests.- Computing the Power of Statistical Tests.- Literature Cited.- Author Index.- Organism and Trait Index.- Subject Index.

I have nothing but the highest praise for this book, which will surely stand as the definitive treatment for many years to come. The content is comprehensive, the writing clear and concise, and the overall impression is of a masterly tour de force."

Michael Lynch is Distinguished Professor of Biology at Indiana University.Bruce Walsh is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.

• I. FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE GENETICS.- An Overview of Quantitative Genetics.- Properties of Distributions.- Covariance, Regression, and Correlation.- Properties of Single Loci.- Components of Genetic Variation for Multilocus Traits.- Sources of Environmental Variation.- Resemblance between Relatives.- Introduction of Matrix Algebra and Linear Models.- Analysis of Line Crosses.- Inbreeding Depression.- Matters of Scale.- II. Quantitative Trait Loci.- Polygenes and Polygenic Mutation.- Detecting Major Genes.- Principles of Marker-Based Analysis.- Mapping and Characterizing QTLs: Inbredline Crosses.- Mapping and Characterizing QTLs: Outbred Populations.- III. Estimation Procedures.- Parent-Offspring Regression.- Sib Analysis.- Twins and Clones.- Cross-Classified Designs.- Correlations between Characters.- Genotype x Environment Interaction.- Maternal Effects Sex Linkage and Sexual Dimorphism.- Threshold Characters.- Estimation of Breeding Values.- Variance-Component Estimation with Complex Pedigrees.- Appendices.- Expectations, Variances and Covariances of Compound Variables.- Path Analysis.- Further Topics in Matrix Algebra and Linear Models.- Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Likelihood-Ratio Tests.- Computing the Power of Statistical Tests.- Literature Cited.- Author Index.- Organism and Trait Index.- Subject Index.

I have nothing but the highest praise for this book, which will surely stand as the definitive treatment for many years to come. The content is comprehensive, the writing clear and concise, and the overall impression is of a masterly tour de force."

Michael Lynch is Distinguished Professor of Biology at Indiana University.Bruce Walsh is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.

• I. FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE GENETICS.- An Overview of Quantitative Genetics.- Properties of Distributions.- Covariance, Regression, and Correlation.- Properties of Single Loci.- Components of Genetic Variation for Multilocus Traits.- Sources of Environmental Variation.- Resemblance between Relatives.- Introduction of Matrix Algebra and Linear Models.- Analysis of Line Crosses.- Inbreeding Depression.- Matters of Scale.- II. Quantitative Trait Loci.- Polygenes and Polygenic Mutation.- Detecting Major Genes.- Principles of Marker-Based Analysis.- Mapping and Characterizing QTLs: Inbredline Crosses.- Mapping and Characterizing QTLs: Outbred Populations.- III. Estimation Procedures.- Parent-Offspring Regression.- Sib Analysis.- Twins and Clones.- Cross-Classified Designs.- Correlations between Characters.- Genotype x Environment Interaction.- Maternal Effects Sex Linkage and Sexual Dimorphism.- Threshold Characters.- Estimation of Breeding Values.- Variance-Component Estimation with Complex Pedigrees.- Appendices.- Expectations, Variances and Covariances of Compound Variables.- Path Analysis.- Further Topics in Matrix Algebra and Linear Models.- Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Likelihood-Ratio Tests.- Computing the Power of Statistical Tests.- Literature Cited.- Author Index.- Organism and Trait Index.- Subject Index.

I have nothing but the highest praise for this book, which will surely stand as the definitive treatment for many years to come. The content is comprehensive, the writing clear and concise, and the overall impression is of a masterly tour de force."