Directory of Quantitative Genetics Resources

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• Agriculture Business Research Institute

  http://abri.une.edu.au/
  ABRI provides recording systems for all species of commercial livestock. Software offered include Dairy Express, Saltbush and Breedplan.

• ASReml Cookbook

  http://uncronopio.org/ASReml
  Statistical software designed for fitting mixed models for large datasets. Contains commented code for univariate and multivariate analysis including longitudinal and spatial analysis.

• Big Bench Software

  http://www.bigbenchsoftware.com/
  Commercial software for the management of transgenic mouse colonies. Windows and Mac OS X. Demo version available.

• DESIRE

  http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~bkinghor/desire.htm
  Explore possible selection outcomes when goals (desired gains) are set for traits. This free WIN program is also contained in GENUP.

• DRIFT

  http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zbook/general/gened.html
  Graphically represents the effect of genetic drift on gene frequency of one or more populations for a single locus, two allele model in a closed population using stochastic simulation methods. The DOS program is free.

• Finnish Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

  http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/forestgen/software.htm
  Links to population and quantitative genetic software of interest in tree improvement, but also useful in other species.

• GeneFlow Inc

  http://www.geneflowinc.com/
  This Virginia, USA company provides software (GeneFlow, SynerGene, QTLlocate) and services oriented towards plant breeding. Website does not give prices or operating systems supported.

• Genup

  http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~bkinghor/genup.htm
  Free software to assist learning quantitative genetic concepts (animal breeding) for WIN.

• Ignacy Misztal

  http://nce.ads.uga.edu/~ignacy/programs.html
  Animal breeding oriented programs for sparse matrix multiple trait REML and BLUP. Fortran source is free for research use.

• Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen

  http://www.pbr.wur.nl/UK/Resources/
  Offers free downloadable genetics and plant breeding related software.

• LAMS

  http://www.hgu.mrc.ac.uk/Softdata/Lams/
  Freeware record keeping system designed for a breeding colony of transgenic mice. Includes program description, system requirements, and installation instructions.

• Locus Technology, Inc

  http://www.locustechnology.com/
  Colony management, supports creation and tracking of research animals and for transgenic and congenic lines, knockouts and outbred strains.

• MapPop

  http://labs.bio.unc.edu/Vision/mappop/
  Software for selective mapping and bin mapping. Windows version, documentation and references are available for download.

• Pedigree Viewer

  http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~bkinghor/pedigree.htm
  Unique display and examination tool for large pedigrees, with inbreeding and genetic merit data also. Free WIN program.

• PopGen

  http://cc.oulu.fi/~jaspi/popgen/popgen.htm
  Software that models population genetics with emphasis on genetic drift, selection, and migration. Windows 95.

• PowerMarker

  http://statgen.ncsu.edu/powermarker/
  Set of statistical methods for discrete genetic data analysis, designed especially for microsatellite data analysis. Includes downloadable versions for Windows.

• Progeny Software

  http://www.progenygenetics.com/
  Supply pedigree drawing and genetic data management software for genetic research with a built-in customizable relational database.

• Quantitative Genetics Resources

  http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zbook/book.html
  List of resources with links to programs and notes on a range of subjects including animal and plant breeding, and evolutionary and human genetics.

• R/qtl: A QTL Mapping Environment

  http://www.rqtl.org/
  Program for mapping quantitative trait loci in experimental crosses. Includes sample graphics and tutorial in pdf format.

• VCE

  http://vce.tzv.fal.de/
  Groeneveld's Variance Component Estimation software was developed for animal breeding problems. WIN and UNIX versions are free for research use. PEST documentation is also available here.

 

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