The use of mixture models to detect effects of major genes on quantitative characters in a plant breeding experiment.

doi:10.1093/genetics/136.1.383

Back to search

Article

The use of mixture models to detect effects of major genes on quantitative characters in a plant breeding experiment.

Genetics - 1 Jan 1994

Jiang C, Pan X, Gu M

Abstract excerpt

An analysis based on Elston's model of mixed major locus and polygenic inheritance is extended to include populations of progeny testing such as F3, B1s and B2s families derived from F2 and backcrosses in a cross between two inbred lines. Genetic hypotheses that can be validly tested by the likel...

Topics

Crosses, Genetic
Genes, Plant
Genotype
Inbreeding
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Plant Physiological Phenomena
Plants
Probability

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.