Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319551752 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The first section (Chapters 1 to 8) covers topics of classical phenotypic data analysis for prediction of breeding values in animal and plant breeding programs. In the second section (Chapters 9 to 13) we provide the concept and overall review of available tools for using DNA markers for predictions of genetic merits in breeding populations. Ultimately the book is intended for professional breeders interested in utilizing these tools and approaches in their breeding programs. This book fills the gap between textbooks of quantitative genetic theory, and software manuals that provide details on analytical methods but little context or perspective on which methods may be most appropriate for a particular application. Analysis of DNA markers for prediction of genetic merit is a relatively new and active research area. With advances in DNA sequencing technologies, genomic data, especially single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, have become available for animal and plant breeding programs in recent years. However, readers should be aware that the methods or statistical packages covered here may not be available or they might be out of date in a few years. Lastly, we anticipate the usage of this volume for advanced level graduate courses in agricultural and breeding courses.. Accordingly this book is composed of two sections. This section represents state-of-the-art knowledge on the tools and technologies available for genetic analysis of plants and ani
From the Back Cover This book fills the gap between textbooks of quantitative genetic theory, and software manuals that provide details on analytical methods but little context or perspective on which methods may be most appropriate for a particular application. In the second section (Chapters 9 to 13) we provide the concept and overall review of available tools for using DNA markers for predictions of genetic merits in breeding populations. Ultimately the book is intended for professional breed