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Table 1 Selection accuracy (r) and regression of TBV on GWEBV and GWpEBV over five generations for marker density 8Ne/M, and accuracy differences when a polygenic effect is included

From: Persistence of accuracy of genome-wide breeding values over generations when including a polygenic effect

 

Accuracy of selection

Regression of TBV on GWEBV

Generation

rGWEBVi) ± s.e

Δrii) ± s.e

bGWEBVi) ± s.e

Δbii) ± s.e

t = 1002

0.875

0.006

0.008

0.003

0.926

0.008

0.058

0.012

t = 1003

0.861

0.007

0.007

0.005

0.917

0.010

0.068

0.014

t = 1004

0.857

0.007

0.007

0.006

0.916

0.010

0.074

0.013

t = 1005

0.852

0.008

0.011

0.005

0.912

0.012

0.080

0.011

t = 1006

0.842

0.009

0.014

0.006

0.906

0.011

0.079

0.010

  1. i)GWEBV represents the genome-wide estimated breeding value without polygenes
  2. ii)Δ represents the difference between genome-wide estimated breeding values including a polygenic effect (GWpEBV) and GWEBV (Δr = rGWpEBV - rGWEBV and Δb = bGWpEBV - bGWEBV)