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1 NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF PHENOTYPES Mice Fruit Flies In:Introduction to Quantitative Genetics Falconer & Mackay 1996 CHARACTERIZING A NORMAL DISTRIBUTION MEAN VARIANCE Mean and variance are two quantities that describe a normal distribution. USEFUL PARAMETERS FOR QUANTITATIVE GENETICS Mean: The sum of all measurements divided by the number of measurements x1 x2... x x N n 1 N Variance: The average squared deviation of the observations from the mean x i Variance 2 2 x x x x x x n i N N x x 2 1

2 CORRELATIONS AMONG CHARACTERS OR RELATIVES 0 + Covariance: Cov x, y 1 xi xy j y N COMPONENTS OF PHENOTYPIC VARIATION V P = V G + V E The total phenotypic variance for a character (V P ) is a function of: Genetic variance (V G ) the variance among the mean phenotypes of different genotypes Environmental variance (V E ) the variance among phenotypes expressed by replicate members of the same genotype Differences between monozygotic twins are due to environmental factors. ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATION WITHIN PURE LINES IN: Lynch & Walsh Genetics and Analysis of Quantitative Traits. Sinauer Assoc. 2

3 COMPONENTS OF GENETIC VARIATION V G = V A + V D + V I The total genetic variance for a character (V G ) is a function of: Additive genetic variance (V A ) variation due to the additive effects of alleles Dominance genetic variation (V D ) variation due to dominance relationships among alleles Epistatic genetic variation (V I ) variation due to interactions among loci DOMINANCE VERSUS ADDITIVE GENETIC VARIANCE Dominance variance is due to dominance deviations, which describe the extent to which heterozygotes are not exactly intermediate between the homozygotes. The additive genetic variance is responsible for the resemblance between parents and offspring. The additive genetic variance is the basis for the response to selection. RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN RELATIVES When there is genetic variation for a character there will be a resemblance between relatives. Relatives will have more similar trait values to each other than to unrelated individuals. 3

4 RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN RELATIVES DEPENDS ON THE DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP y Monozygotic twins Full sibs Parent-offspring x Half sibs Slope of a plot of two variables (x,y) = Cov (x,y) / Var (x) DEGREE OF RELATEDNESS AND THE COMPONENTS OF PHENOTYPIC COVARIANCE V A = additive genetic variance V D = dominance genetic variance V Es = variance due to shared environment Relationship Monozygotic twins: Parent-offspring Full sibs Half sibs, or Grandparent grandchild Phenotypic covariance V A + V D + V Es ½ V A (½ V A ) +(¼ V D ) +V Es ¼ V A HERITABILITY The heritability (h 2 ) of a trait is a measure of the degree of resemblance between relatives. h 2 = additive genetic variance (V A )/ phenotypic variance (V P ) Heritability ranges from 0 to 1 (Traits with no genetic variation have a heritability of 0) 4

5 HERITABILITY h 2 = V A / V P = V A / (V G + V E ) Since heritability is a function of the environment (V E ), it is a context dependent measure. It is influenced by both, The environment that organisms are raised in, and The environment that they are measured in. ESTIMATING HERITABILITY FROM REGRESSION slope = b = Cov (x,y)/var (x) Method of estimation COV (x,y) h 2 Slope (b) Offspring-Single parent ½ V A 2b b = ½ h 2 Half-sib ¼ V A 4b b = ¼ h 2 Offspring-Grandparent ¼ V A 4b b = ¼ h 2 Offspring-Midparent - b b = h 2 HERITABILITY OF BEAK DEPTH IN DARWINS FINCHES 5

6 HERITABILITIES FOR SOME TRAITS IN ANIMAL SPECIES h 2 (%) IN: Falconer & Mackay. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics Longman. HERITABILITIES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAITS Life history Behavior Physiology Morphology FROM:Mousseau & Roff THE UNIVARIATE BREEDERS EQUATION: R = h 2 S Response to Selection Selection differential Heritability Where: 2 h V V A P (Additive Genetic Variance) (Phenotypic Variance) 6

7 ARTIFICIAL SELECTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS Grey Jungle fowl RESPONSE TO SELECTION WHEN h 2 = 1/3 The selection differential (S) = mean of selected individuals mean of the base population S The response to selection: S R = h 2 S VISUALIZING THE SELECTION DIFFERENTIAL 7

8 RESPONSE TO SELECTION For a given intensity of selection, the response to selection is determined by the heritability. High heritability Low heritability See Box 7.2 Z&E ESTIMATING h 2 USING THE BREEDER S EQUATION R = h 2 S Slope * 2 R O O h S P P * 8

9 MODES OF SELECTION Fig. 7.6 Z&E SELECTION ON QUANTITATIVE TRAITS Stabilizing and Directional selection Fitness THE ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPE Phenotypic mean Frequency Directional Stabilizing Phenotypic value Response to Directional Selection: 9

10 Response to Directional Selection: Fig. 7.8 Z&E Response to Directional Selection: In:Introduction to Quantitative Genetics Falconer & Mackay

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