pt. 1. Mapping quantitative trait loci in humans -- Association studies / Jennifer H. Barrett -- Parametric linkage analysis / Lyle J. Palmer -- Nonparametric linkage analysis: I. Haseman-Elston / Chad P. Garner -- Nonparametric linkage analysis: II. Variance components / Angela J. Marlow -- Linkage and association: the transmission/disequilibrium test for QTLs / Mark M. Iles -- Joint linkage and segregation analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods / Ellen M. Wijsman -- pt. 2. Mapping quantitative trait loci in rodents -- Approaches to the analysis of QTL data in mice, using the nonobese diabetic mouse as an example / Heather J. Cordell -- Experimental designs for QTL fine mapping in rodents / Anne Shalom -- Approaches to the analysis of complex quantitative phenotypes and marker map construction based on the analysis of rat models of hypertension / Dominique Gauguier -- A case study of QTL analysis in a mouse model of asthma / Youming Zhang -- pt. 3. Mapping quantitative trait loci in agricultural settings -- QTL analysis in plants / Shizhong Xu -- QTL analysis in livestock / Joao L. Rocha.