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Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

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Page 1: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

Quantitative Genetics*discontinuous variation*continuous variation

*Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants

*Multiple-factor hypothesis

Page 2: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

Additive Alleles

Intermediate

More variation Variation, but similar to F2

Page 3: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

Quantitative Genetics

Page 4: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

Polygenic Inheritance

*Statistical Analysis

Normal frequency distribution: Variance:

*Mean

*Variance

*Standard Deviation

*Standard Error

Page 5: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

Polygenic Inheritance

*Complex traits*multifactorial

Glazier, A. et al. 2002. Finding Genes That Underlie Complex Traits. Science, 298, p.2345-2349

Page 6: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

*Phenotype depends on environment and genes

Nature vs. Nurture: The Genetics View

Page 7: Quantitative Genetics *discontinuous variation *continuous variation *Kolreuter – continuous phenotypic variation in tobacco plants *Multiple-factor hypothesis

• The expression of some genes is influenced by environmental factors, such as temperature

• Some alleles are heat-sensitive*Arctic foxes make fur

pigment only when the weather is warm

Nature vs. Nurture: The Genetics View

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Nature vs. Nurture: The Genetics View

*Genetic control

*Heritability

H2 = VG

VP

h2 = VG

VP + VE

But, P = G + E

Trait Heritability (% h2)

Mice

Tail Length 60

Body Weight 37

Litter Size 15

Chickens

Body Weight 50

Egg Production 20

Egg Hatchability 15

Cattle

Birthweight 51

Milk Yield 44

Conception Rate 3

Estimates of Heritability for Traits in Different Organisms

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Nature vs. Nurture: The Genetics View

Trait MZ DZ

Blood Types 100

66

Eye Color 99 28

Mental Retardation 97 37

Hair Color 89 22

Handedness 79 77

Epilepsy 72 15

Schizophrenia 69 10

Diabetes 65 18

Identical Allergy 59 5

Cleft Lip 42 5

Clubfoot 32 3

Comparison of Concordance of Various Traits Between

Monozygotic (MZ) and Dizygotic (DZ) Twins