General formulas for obtaining the MLEs and the asymptotic variance- covariance matrix in mapping quantitative trait loci when using the EM algorithm

Biometrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 653-665

  Kao, Chen Hung ^a   Zeng, Zhao Bang ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic variance covariace matrix; EM algorithm; Epistasis; Gene mapping; General formulas; Heritability; Maximum likelihood; Normal mixture model; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASYMPTOTIC VARIANCE; ASYMPTOTIC VARIANCE-COVARIACE MATRIX; EM ALGORITHMS; EPISTASI; GENE MAPPING; GENERAL FORMULAS; HERITABILITY; MA XIMUM LIKELIHOODS; MATRIX; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD; NORMAL MIXTURE MODELS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

MAPPING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0030948878     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2533965     Document Type: Article

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