Likelihood calculations to evaluate experimental designs to estimate genetic variances.

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Mixed model analyses via restricted maximum likelihood, fitting the so-called animal model, have become standard methodology for the estimation of genetic variances. Models involving multiple genetic variance components, due to different modes of gene action, are readily fitted. It is shown that likelihood-based calculations may provide insight into the quality of the resulting parameter estimates, and are...

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