Comparison of four statistical methods for detection of a major gene in a progeny test design.docVIP

Comparison of four statistical methods for detection P. Le Roy J.M. Elsen 1 2 (received 17 August 1988, accepted 23 January 1989) Summary - In livestock improvement it is common to design a order to estimate their breeding values. The data recorded for these estimate are useful of m progeny j of n Yg! sires i. These data need to be corrected for the polygenic influence of the sire on its They are the n.m performances Ui). Four statistical tests of the segregation of a major gene are of the likelihoods under segregation analysis) is the classical ratio Hi gene segregating). is