Imputation of high-density genotypes in the Fleckvieh cattle population

Table 2 Average number of relatives in the reference population

Scenario (reference animals / validation animals)	Average number of relatives in the reference population
Scenario (reference animals / validation animals)	r ≥ 0.50	0.25 ≥ r < 0.50	0.125 ≥ r < 0.25	0.0625 ≥ r < 0.125
50 / 747	0.18	1.15	1.86	4.57
100 / 697	0.21	1.61	2.43	8.64
200 / 597	0.27	2.51	4.16	20.89
400 / 397	0.27	4.82	9.60	54.58

The average number of relatives in the reference population is given for the animals in the validation population for four classes of relationships (r) and four scenarios with an increasing number of reference animals. The average number of close relatives in the reference population was very small for most animals in the validation population.

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