Quantitative genetics —review through the century

Maria Surma

office@igr.poznan.pl
Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu (Poland)

Tadeusz Adamski


Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu (Poland)

Zygmunt Kaczmarek


Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu (Poland)

Paweł Krajewski


Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu (Poland)

Abstract

In the paper a development of quantitative genetics has been presented on the background of the main achievements in biometry and biology. Different approaches and methods in historical aspect have been described and four periods in quantitative genetics history were distinguished: (1) formulating the hypothesis of polygenes, (2) the development of methods based on segregating generations, (3) the use of doubled haploid populations in analysis of quantitative inheritance, (4) combining quantitative and molecular genetics. These periods have been characterized taking into account estimation of allelic and nonallelic gene action effects, number of segregating genes and presence of linkage between genes. Current trends in studies on molecular basis of quantitative inheritance were also discussed.


Keywords:

nonallelic interaction, linkage, polygenes, quantitative genomics, quantitative trait loci

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Surma, M. (2008) “Quantitative genetics —review through the century ”, Bulletin of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, (250), pp. 5–19. doi: 10.37317/biul-2008-0001.

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Maria Surma 
office@igr.poznan.pl
Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu Poland

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Tadeusz Adamski 

Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu Poland

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Zygmunt Kaczmarek 

Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu Poland

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Paweł Krajewski 

Instytut Genetyki Roślin Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu Poland

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