During the past few decades, advances in molecular genetics have led to the identification
of multiple genes or genetic markers associated with genes that affect traits of interest in …

Quantitative genetics, or the genetics of complex traits, is the study of those characters which
are not affected by the action of just a few major genes. Its basis is in statistical models and …

Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) has become the most widely accepted method for
genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. Since its introduction, the method has evolved and …

The prediction of producing desirable traits in offspring such as increased growth rate, or
superior meat, milk and wool production is a vital economic tool to the animal scientist …

Although aquaculture as a biological production system has a long history, systematic and
efficient breeding programs to improve economically important traits in the farmed species …

We previously localized a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 6 affecting milk fat
and protein concentration to a 4-cM confidence interval, centered on the microsatellite …

Genomic evaluation has been successfully implemented in the United States, Canada,
Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the …

The mouse mandible has long served as a model system for complex morphological
structures. Here we use new methodology based on geometric morphometrics to test the …

Over the last 15 years quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping has become a popular method
for understanding the genetic basis of continuous variation in a variety of systems. For …

The brain is a trait of central importance for organismal performance and fitness. To date,
evolutionary studies of brain size variation have mainly utilized comparative methods …