The use of genomic selection for changing the growth curve shape of animals, acting simultaneously on the 3 parameters of a Gompertz growth curve, was studied using computer simulation. Results showed that genomic selection modified the growth curve. Responses to all selection criteria were accompanied with a correlated response in mature weight due to the high genetic correlations between matu...

the factor structure of the listening section of a persian language proficiency test (plpt), developed and used for academic purposes, was examined in this study. a structural equation modeling (sem) was employed using amos (v. 18) to analyze the responses of a number of persian language learners (n=120) who participated in the first piloting phase of the test in 2014. to examine whether the li...

sainfoin (onobrychis viciifolia scop.) is a perennial forage legume has recognized for its feed value and high stability. this experiment was conducted to investigate the relationship among morphological and agronomic traits using multivariate statistical methods including correlation, regression and factor analysis. twenty one accessions of sainfoin were evaluated in a randomized complete bloc...

UANTITATIVE geneticists have long been aware that correlated responses Q are common in populations under different types of selection. The primary implication of a correlated response is that the character under selection is genetically correlated with another character, though other parameters affect the magnitude of the correlated response. In the course of selection for a single trait, other...

the main goal of the present study is to identify characteristics of the inter-station horizontal magnetic responses and the vertical magnetic data, as two types of magnetotelluric transfer functions, in the modeling procedure. through consideration of model responses and two-dimensional inversion of synthetic data, sensitivity of the data components in detecting different geophysical structure...