Abstract

SUMMARY Formulae are derived for the probability of obtaining negative estimates of heritability in full-sib and half-sib analyses for balanced nested models. Results for several combinations of class sizes are given, along with comparable empirical data for both the balanced and unbalanced cases of half-sib analyses.

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