Third International Conference on Quantitative Genetics

第三届国际数量遗传学会议（ICQG）将于2007年8月18-24日在中国杭州举行，请美国邀请演讲者和贡献参与者提供支持。与1976年在爱荷华州的艾姆斯举行的第一届ICQG和1987年在北卡罗来纳州的罗利举行的第二届ICQG一样，第三届ICQG将全面调查数量遗传学的现状。 从基因组学、分子遗传学到统计学等领域的新技术为我们理解人类和其他自然群体数量性状的遗传基础、性状的进化以及在动植物育种中的应用提供了机遇和挑战。会议将为国际与会者提供实质性的互动机会，提供资金，使那些否则可能无法参加的年轻科学家能够参加。

Support is requested for US invited speakers and contributing participants at the 3rd International Conference on Quantitative Genetics (ICQG) to be held in Hangzhou, China, August 18-24, 2007.As with the 1st ICQG in Ames, Iowa in 1976 and the 2nd ICQG in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987, the 3rd ICQG will be a comprehensive survey of the current status of quantitative genetics. New technologies in areas ranging from genomics and molecular genetics to statistics are providing both opportunities and challenges for our understanding of the genetic basis of quantitative traits in human and other natural populations, the evolution of characters, and use for plant and animal breeding.The conference will provide substantial opportunities for international participants to interact, with funding provided to enable participation by younger scientists who might otherwise not be able to attend.