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Genetics of Quantitative Traits. Quantitative Trait. Any trait that demonstrates a range of phenotypes that can be quantified Height Weight Coloration Size. Continuous Variation vs Discrete Phenotypic Classes. Continuous variation
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Quantitative Trait • Any trait that demonstrates a range of phenotypes that can be quantified • Height • Weight • Coloration • Size
Continuous Variation vs Discrete Phenotypic Classes • Continuous variation • Offspring show a range of phenotypes of intermediate range relative to the parental phenotype extremes • Discrete classes • Offspring show phenotype exactly like either parent (dominance/recessiveness) • or in a single intermediate class (incomplete dominance) • or have a combinatorial phenotype (co-dominance)
Demonstrating Genetic Control of Variation • Individually cross F2 at phenotypic extremes • Subsequent ranges of progeny are centered on F2 phenotype
Polygenic Inheritance • A trait controlled by multiple genes with additive and non-additive allele types • Additive allele (Uppercase) • an allele which contributes to the observe phenotype • causes more color, height, weight, etc.. • Non-additive allele (lowercase) • an allele which does not contribute to observed phenotype • causes less color, height, weight, etc…
Wheat Color Defined by Two Genes • A and B are additive alleles of two genes • a and b are non-additive alleles of the same two genes • The number of additive and non-additive alleles in each genotype defines a distinct phenotype • 4 additive alleles ------ AABB • 3 additive alleles ------ AaBB, AABb, • 2 additive alleles ------ aaBB, AAbb, AaBb • 1 additive allele ------- Aabb, aaBb • 0 additive alleles ------ aabb • Give 5 phenotype classes
How Many Genes Control a Trait? & How Many Phenotypes are Possible?
Statistics Numbers of individuals with that phenotype Range of the phenotype being measured
Mean (aka Average) and Variance Height of Population 2 • These two populations have a mean height that is the same • The range of heights in each population is quite different Number of Individuals with Indicated Height Height of Population 1 1ft 2.5ft 7.5ft 10ft (Height)
Measuring the Variance i=1 (Xi - X)2 n s2 = n-1 s = s2 s = SX n • Sample variance s2 • Standard deviation = square root of variance • Standard error n = # of individuals for which trait has been quantified
Example Statistics Problem Mean: XF1 = 12.04 Mean: XF2 = 12.11 Variance: s2F1 = 1.29 Variance: s2F2 = 4.27 Stnd Dev: sF1 = 1.13 Stnd Dev: sF2 = 2.06 12.04 ± 1.13 12.11 ± 2.06 See table 6.4 (4th ed) or table 5.4 (3rd ed)
Nature or Nurture • Phenotypic variation due to genetic factors • Phenotypic variation due to environmental factors • Heritability • Broad-sense • Measure of variance due to genetics vs environment • Narrow-sense • Measure of selectability
Identifying Environmental vs Genetic Factors Influencing Variability • Inbred strains • an inbred population is highly homozygous • lethal recessives are lost • allele frequencies are stabilized • Variation in inbred populations in differing environments is due to environmental factors – VE • Variation in inbred population in same environment is due to genetic differences - VG
Environmental vs Genetic Factor Measurement • If extreme phenotypes of highly inbred line are selected, do F1 show deviation from P mean? • yes – variance is genetic • no – variance is environmental
Broad-sense Heritability VG H2 = VP • Heritability index – H2 Proportion of variance due to genetic factors • VP = phenotypic variance (ie s2 for a measured trait in a population) • VP = VE + VG • VG = genetic variance • VE = environmental variance
Narrow-sense Heritability R S h2 = • S = deviation of selected population mean from whole population mean • R = deviation of offspring mean from whole parental population mean • ratio of R to S describes narrow-sense heritability – ie how selectable is the trait h2 near 1 means trait could be altered by artificial selection