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. 2010 Aug 4;106(4):576–584. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.87

Table 1. Overview of quantitative genetic scenarios.

Scenario Major genes
Minor genes
  na sa ni si
I 3 30
II 5 18
III 9 10
IV 18 5
V 2 30 3 10
VI 2 30 6 5
VII 1 30 6 10
VIII 1 30 12 5

na, number of major genes; sa, effect size of major genes; ni, number of minor genes; si, effect size of minor genes.