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Biometrical genetics.
Biological psychology - 1 Oct 2002
Evans David M, Gillespie N A, Martin N G
Abstract excerpt
Biometrical genetics is the science concerned with the inheritance of quantitative traits. In this review we discuss how the analytical methods of biometrical genetics are based upon simple Mendelian principles. We demonstrate how the phenotypic covariance between related individuals provides information on the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors influencing that trait, and how factors such...
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