Quantitative Traits
Mapping Program
MIM v1.2 implements the Multipoint IBD method (Goldgar, 1990; Goldgar and Oniki, 1992) for partitioning
genetic variance of
quantitative traits to specific chromosomal regions using data on nuclear families.
Full article >>>quantitative trait A genetic
trait that is determined by multiple interacting
loci, and for which there is a range of
phenotypes between phenotypic extremes.
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Full article >>>Quantitative trait loci (QTL)
The location of a
gene that affects a
trait that is measured on a quantitative (linear)
scale. These
traits are typically affected by more than one
gene, and also by the
environment.
Full article >>>the tendency of the
quantitative traits of
offspring to be closer to the
population mean than are their parents'
traits
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990.
Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row
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Full article >>>A more recent development of quantitative
genetics is the ana
lysis of
quantitative trait loci.
Full article >>>A term coined by Galton for the tendency of the
quantitative traits of
offspring to be closer to the
population mean than are their parents'
traits.
Full article >>>In
animal studies of
quantitative trait locus (QTL)
mapping studies, two
animals with extremes of the
phenotype (like lowest and highest blood pressure) are mated to generate F1 and then F1 x F1
matings ...
Full article >>>Mayr. 1997. What is
Biology. Harvard University Press
Schluter, D., E. A. Clifford, M. Nemethy, and J. S. McKinnon. 2004.
Parallel evolution and
inheritance of
quantitative traits. American Naturalist 163: 809-822.
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