ON THE USE OF THE MOMENTS METHOD OF ESTIMATION TO OBTAIN APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD-ESTIMATES OF LINKAGE BETWEEN A GENETIC-MARKER AND A QUANTITATIVE LOCUS

被引:10
作者
DARVASI, A [1 ]
WELLER, JI [1 ]
机构
[1] AGR RES ORG,VOLCANI CTR,INST ANIM SCI,IL-50250 BET DAGAN,ISRAEL
关键词
GENETIC MARKERS; MOMENTS METHOD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;
D O I
10.1038/hdy.1992.5
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The approximate maximum likelihood method of Luo & Kearsey (1989) to determine the parameters of a segregating quantitative trait locus (QTL) in an F2 population by linkage to a genetic marker is compared to the 'true' maximum likelihood estimates derived by scanning the seven parameter likelihood space. The two methods did not yield identical results, and diverged markedly for a dominant QTL loosely linked to the genetic marker. Further study is suggested to evaluate other methods that do not simultaneously maximize the likelihood for all parameters.
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