Table 2 The MLEs of parameters that define circadian rhythms for three different QTL genotypes, the structure of the covariance matrix and the association between the marker and QTL in a natural population, taking the heritability of the assumed QTL as H² = 0.4. The numbers in parentheses are the square roots of the mean square errors of the MLEs.

n

1.50

1.52(0.059)

1.40

1.42(0.006)

1.70

1.71(0.060)

m

3.00

3.02(0.015)

2.90

2.90(0.009)

2.80

2.80(0.020)

r _M

1.10

1.14(0.052)

1.30

1.34(0.028)

0.90

0.93(0.066)

r _P

0.30

0.30(0.009)

0.35

0.35(0.002)

0.40

0.40(0.001)

q _M

0.16

0.16(0.003)

0.17

0.17(0.011)

0.18

0.18(0.005)

q _P

0.16

0.16(0.004)

0.17

0.17(0.003)

0.18

0.18(0.001)

Matrix Structuring Parameters

Given MLE

φ _x

0.010(0.001)

φ _y

0.095(0.002)

ψ _x

0.102(0.005)

ψ _y

0.201(0.006)

${\delta }_x^2$

0.309(0.011)

${\delta }_y^2$

0.204(0.011)

ρ

0.038(0.002)

Genetic Parameters

Given MLE

p

q

D