Technical Terms in Biometrical Genetics

Technical Term	First Used/Coined By	Year
A. Adaptability	Dobzhansky	1968
Analysis of Variance	Fisher	—
Augmented Design	Federer	1956
B. Biparental Cross	Comstock & Robinson	1948
Biometrics	Fisher	1918
C. Coadaptation	Dobzhansky	1956
Coefficient of Variation	Karl Pearson	—
Classical Selection Index	Smith	1936
Correlation	Karl Pearson	1902
D. Diallel	Yates	1947
D² Statistics	Mahalanobis	1928
Disruptive Selection	Mather	1948
Dominant	Mendel	1865
E. Epistasis	Bateson	1907
Environmental Variance	Burton	1952
F. Five Parameter Model	Hyman	1958
Flexibility	Thoday	1953
Free Variability	Mather	1943
G. Gene	Johannsen	1909
Gene Pool	Dobzhansky	1951
General Selection Index	Hanson & Johanson	1957
Generation Mean	Hayman, Jinks & Jones	1958
Genotype	Johannsen	1909
Genotypic Variation	Burton	1952
Genetic Homeostasis	Lerner	1954
Genetic Polymorphism	Ford	1974
Graphical Approach	Hayman	1954
H. Heritability	Lush	1941
I. Inbreeding Coefficient	Wright	1922
J. Joint Scaling Test	Cavalli	1952
K. Kinetochore	Schroder	1936
L. Line x Tester Cross	Kempthorne	1957
M. Macro-environment	Comstock & Moll	1963
Mendelian Population	Dobzhansky	1935
Metroglyph Analysis	Anderson	1957
Micro-environment	Comstock & Moll	1963
N. Null Hypothesis	Fisher	—
Numerical Approach-diallel	Griffing	1956
O. Oligogenic	Mather	1941
Overdominance	Hull	1945
P. Partial Diallel	Kempthorne	1957
Path Analysis	Wright	1921
Phenotype	Johannsen	1903
Phenotypic Variation	Burton	1952
Polygenic	Mather	1941
Population	Johannsen	1903
Potential Variability	Mather	1943
Pureline	Johannsen	1903
Q. Quadriallel	Rawlings & Cokerham	1962
R. Regression Coefficient	Galton	1888
Restricted Selection Index	Kempthorne & Nordskog	1959
S. Scaling Test	Mather	1949
Selection	Darwin	1858
Selection Differential	Lush	1945
Six Parameter Model	Hayman	1958
T. Test Cross	Bridges	1934
Three Parameter Model	Jinks & Jones	1958
Triallel Cross	Rawlings & Cokerham	1962
Triple Test Cross	Kearsey & Jinks	1968
V. Variance, Additive	Fisher	1918
Variance, Dominance	Fisher	1918
Variance, Epistatic	Fisher	1918
X. Xenia	Focke	1881
X² Test	Pearson	—
Y. Y-Chromosome	Wilson	1909
Z. Zygote	Bateson	1902