Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-457) and index.
Genetic Constitution of a Population -- Changes of Gene Frequency -- Small Populations: I. Changes of Gene Frequency Under Simplified Conditions -- Small Populations: II. Less Simplified Conditions -- Small Populations: III. Pedigreed Populations and Close Inbreeding -- Continuous Variation -- Values and Means -- Variance -- Resemblance Between Relatives -- Heritability -- Selection: I. The Response and its Prediction -- Selection: II. The Results of Experiments -- Selection: III. Information from Relatives -- Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: I. Changes of Mean Value -- Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: II. Changes of Variance -- Inbreeding and Crossbreeding: III. Applications -- Scale -- Threshold Characters -- Correlated Characters -- Metric Characters Under Natural Selection -- Quantitative Trait Loci.
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This 4th edition of a classic text will be relevant for students of genetics, agriculture and evolution as an essential introductory study of the subject, covering all major areas without excessive detail or complexity.