This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Approximate maximum likelihood estimates, such as penalized quasi-likelihood and iterated reweighted REML estimates, for heritability or ...

Linear models used for estimation of variance components are generally formulated under the assumption of independent errors. Herein we consider a two-way (mixed) model with errors assumed to follow a ...

The great expansion of population genetic data using molecular techniques now allows examination of the extent of linkage disequilibrium for many pairs of loci, each locus often with multiple alleles.