The Annals of Statistics, Vol. 39, No. 2 (April 2011), pp. 673-701 (29 pages) The random numbers driving Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation are usually modeled as independent U (0, 1) random ...

Accurate and fast estimation of genetic parameters that underlie quantitative traits using mixed linear models with additive and dominance effects is of great importance in both natural and breeding ...