Introduction to Quantitative Genetics Subsequent Edition

I purchased this as a reference while beginning my doctoral program. It's an excellent resource. It's more advanced than some other books but useful long-term for quant genetics research. I used it consistently while taking a quant/pop genetics course and it helped reinforce key concepts and helped me understand those concepts in practice.

Very simply, one of the best textbooks on quantitative genetics out there. It's still one of my go-to references for basic concepts, equations, and lucid explanation.

A monstrous, titanic classic of the field that echoes through the post-genome era with only a bit of rust. Many of the concepts discussed in the book are still relevant, although the focus is strongly slanted toward animal breeding and especially Drosophila experiments. The language is badly dated, for example "metric character" is used throughout the text to refer to what is today called a quantitative trait. Beyond diction, Falconer's construction and grammar make for unwieldy sentences that seem to almost intentionally obfuscate the points. One would hope that Trudy Mackay would have updated the language, which reads closer to Chaucer than Darwin.Coverage of next-generation sequencing and even array-based genotyping in large panels of humans is pretty sorely lacking. Human genotype data is pushing into the millions of subjects, yet discussion of heritability and related topics in this book hasn't been modernized.Overall a tome of titanic importance to quantitative geneticists, but needs updating both in content and in language.

Good Book. I liked because it shows fundamental concepts in quantitative genetics

Was immensely useful for my preliminary exams for my genetics PhD!

This is a very well done book; it is a very comprehensive foundation for the world of Quantitative Genetics. Much of the research I do today still utilizes concepts from this book. The only problem is the paper back. For something that is referenced so much, I would like to see a more durable version. I would really enjoy a digital copy. That way I could put it on my kindle/computer, and have it with me wherever I go. Plus, I could perform quick searches if I don't remember the page number something is on. This would also take the durability issue out of the picture. The paperback is the only reason I gave this book 4 stars. It deserves 5 stars for content by far!

Basic concepts of population genetics and quantitative analysis, the authors show you how the concepts are created and connected, very good examples and exercises.

I have been working in this field for more than 30 years. Even after all of this time, if I want to remind myself about how to explain an important concept, I go back to Falconer. By the time I completed my PhD, my fellow grad students and I agreed that "if you understand Falconer, you understand Quantitative Genetics". Even after all of these years, I still find this to be true.