Table 3.
Estimates of various genetic parameters for different morphometric traits of C. partellus.
| Genetic parameters | Larval length (mm) | Head capsule width (mm) | Larval weight (mg) | Female pupal weight (mg) | Male pupal weight (mg) | Female adult weight (mg) | Male adult weight (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCA variance (σ2gca) | 0.07 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 6.13 | 1.76 | 7.20 | 1.76 |
| SCA variance (σ2sca) | 0.56 | 0.00 | 50.96 | 72.54 | 26.24 | 60.09 | 26.24 |
| σ2gca/ σ2sca | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Additive variance (σ2a) | 0.14 | 0.00 | 4.19 | 12.56 | 3.52 | 14.41 | 3.52 |
| Dominance variance (σ2d) | 0.56 | 0.00 | 50.96 | 72.54 | 26.24 | 60.04 | 26.24 |
| Degree of dominance | 30.27 | 8.95 | 10.31 | 4.75 | 4.79 | 3.97 | 4.79 |
| Proportion of dominant and recessive alleles in the parents | 1.71 | 1.77 | 2.23 | 1.73 | 1.79 | 1.08 | 1.79 |
| Proportion of alleles with increasing and decreasing effects | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Broad sense heritability (hb2) | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.96 |
| Narrow sense heritability (hns2) | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.11 |