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Theory and practice in quantitative genetics.
Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2003
Posthuma Daniëlle, Beem A Leo, de Geus Eco J C, van Baal G Caroline M, von Hjelmborg Jacob B, Iachine Ivan, Boomsma Dorret I
Abstract excerpt
With the rapid advances in molecular biology, the near completion of the human genome, the development of appropriate statistical genetic methods and the availability of the necessary computing power, the identification of quantitative trait loci has now become a realistic prospect for quantitative geneticists. We briefly describe the theoretical biometrical foundations underlying quantitative genetics. These...
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