ESTIMATION OF HERITABILITY WITH UNBALANCED DATA .1. OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE ON PARENTS AND OFFSPRING

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THOMPSON, R [1 ]
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[1] UNIV EDINBURGH, ARC, STAT UNIT, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
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10.2307/2529363
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The maximum likelihood (ML) estimation of heritability when data are available on both parents and offspring and the offspring data have a hierarchical structure is discussed. Computational forms are developed that are useful when the families of full-sibs and of half-sibs are of unequal sizes. Extensions to other variance component situations are discussed.
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