The efficiency of marker-assisted selection (MAS) based on an index incorporating both phenotypic and molecular information is evaluated with an analytical approach that takes into account the size of the experiment. We consider the case of a population derived from a cross between two homozygous lines, which is commonly used in plant breeding, and we study the relative efficiency of MAS compar...

We recently reported a successful correlation of the normal boiling points of 298 organic compounds containing O, N, Cl, and Br with two molecular descriptors.1 In the present study the applicability of these two descriptors for the prediction of boiling points for various other classes of organic compounds was investigated further by employing a diverse data set of 612 organic compounds contai...

The evolution of the complex and dynamic behavioural interactions between caring parents and their dependent offspring is a major area of research in behavioural ecology and quantitative genetics. While behavioural ecologists examine the evolution of interactions between parents and offspring in the light of parent-offspring conflict and its resolution, quantitative geneticists explore the evol...

The vapor pressures and the aqueous solubilities of 411 compounds with a large structural diversity were investigated using a quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) approach. A five-descriptor equation with the squared correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.949 for vapor pressure and a six-descriptor equation with R2 of 0.879 for aqueous solubility were obtained. All descriptors were de...

.................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 3 QSAR TECHNIQUES .................................................................................. 3 CALCULATION OF MOLECULAR DESCRIPTORS............................ 3 STATISTICAL GENERATION O...

Recent years have seen great advances in generating and analyzing data to identify the genetic architecture of biological traits. Human disease has understandably received intense research focus, and the genes responsible for most Mendelian diseases have successfully been identified. However, the same advances have shown a consistent if less satisfying pattern, in which complex traits are affec...

Molecular biologists are rapidly characterizing the genetic basis of flowering in model species such as Arabidopsis thaliana. However, it is not clear how the developmental pathways identified in controlled environments contribute to variation in reproductive timing in natural ecological settings. Here we report the first study of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for date of bolting (the transitio...