Principles of Population Genetics**** The first edition (1980) is one of the 10 titles on quantitative genetics/population genetics cited in BCL3. For upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students with some background in genetics and population biology. Contains nine chapters with illustrations, boxed examples and problems. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... denoted x , ( so , for example , X18 denotes a class of heights for men 64.50 to 65.49 inches tall ) ; the proportion of men in height class x , is denoted p1 . ( After Harrison et al . , 1964. ) ( called PHENOTYPIC VALUES ) denoted X1 ...
... denoted x , ( so , for example , X18 denotes a class of heights for men 64.50 to 65.49 inches tall ) ; the proportion of men in height class x , is denoted p1 . ( After Harrison et al . , 1964. ) ( called PHENOTYPIC VALUES ) denoted X1 ...
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... denoted x , is simply pix1 + P2X2 + ... + Pnxn . Equal in importance to the mean in summarizing quantitative traits is the VARIANCE , denoted σ , a measure of how closely the individual observations cluster around the mean . To calcu ...
... denoted x , is simply pix1 + P2X2 + ... + Pnxn . Equal in importance to the mean in summarizing quantitative traits is the VARIANCE , denoted σ , a measure of how closely the individual observations cluster around the mean . To calcu ...
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... denoted by the hatching , and their mean phen- otype by us . ( B ) Distribution of phenotypes in offspring generation de- rived from the selected parents . The mean phenotype is denoted μ ' . Note that μ ' is greater than u but less ...
... denoted by the hatching , and their mean phen- otype by us . ( B ) Distribution of phenotypes in offspring generation de- rived from the selected parents . The mean phenotype is denoted μ ' . Note that μ ' is greater than u but less ...
Contents
The Genetic Background of Population Genetics | 3 |
The Molecular Basis of Molecular Population Genetics | 28 |
The Statistical Basis of Population Genetics | 40 |
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