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Variance Components Analysis in Heritability Studies

Year: 1954

Type: article

Abstract: THE relatively recent introduction of statistical methods in the analysis of problems concerned with the inheritance of quantitative traits has made the literature on the subject somewhat foreboding to those unfamiliar with the techniques involved. If practical applications of these investigations are to be made, some effort must be spent in bridging the gap between the theoretical investigators and the people who are in a position to make use of their results. It is the intent of this paper to present in detail a method of estimating heritability which is applicable to many of the heritability problems confronting poultry geneticists. Lerner (1950) has indicated in general the procedure to be used in the analysis of variance components, but a considerable knowledge of statistics is required to carry through the analysis correctly. The analysis would be quite simple, if the subclass numbers were equal, but this usually is not the case, …

Source: Poultry Science

DOI: 10.3382/ps.0330147

Authors: Steven C. King, C.R. Henderson

Institutions: Cornell University, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station

Language: English

Topic: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,600