Diallel cross
A diallel cross is a mating scheme used by plant and animal breeders, as well as geneticists, to investigate the genetic underpinnings of quantitative traits.[1][2]
In a full diallel, all parents are crossed to make hybrids in all possible combinations. Variations include half diallels with and without parents, omitting reciprocal crosses.[3] Full diallels require twice as many crosses and entries in experiments, but allow for testing for maternal and paternal effects.[4] If such "reciprocal" effects are assumed to be negligible, then a half diallel without reciprocals can be effective.
Common analysis methods utilize
heterotic groups,[5] estimate general or specific combining ability,[6][7] interactions with testing environments and years, or estimates of additive, dominant, and epistatic genetic effects[8][9] and genetic correlations.[10]
Mating designs
There are four main types of diallel mating design:
- Full diallel with parents and reciprocal F1 crosses
- Full diallel as above, but excluding parents
- Half diallel with parents, but without reciprocal crosses
- Half diallel without parents or reciprocal crosses
References
- ^ Hallauer, A. R. and J. B. Miranda Filho. 1988 Quantitative genetics in maize breeding. 2nd ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IO.
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- ^ Griffing, B. 1956. Concept of general and specific combining ability in relation to diallel crossing systems. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 9: 463-493
- ^ Gardner, C. O. and S. A. Eberhart. 1966. Analysis and interpretation of the variety cross diallel and related populations. Biometrics 22: 439-452
- ^ Sprague G. F., and L. A. Tatum. 1942. General vs. specific combining ability in single crosses of corn. J. Am. Soc. Agron. 34: 923-932
- ^ Hayman, B. I. 1954. The analysis of variance of diallel tables. Biometrics 10: 235-244
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