Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the simulation scheme
From: Identity-by-descent genomic selection using selective and sparse genotyping for binary traits
Chromosomes | 20 |
Length/chromosome (M) | 1.0 |
Base population | |
Generations | 5000 |
Mutation rate, markers | 3.0*10−5 |
Mutation rate, QTL | 3.0*10−5 |
Eff. pop. size | 500 |
Final population | |
Generations | 3 |
Chosen markers/chromosome* | ~40 |
Segregating QTL/chromosome | ~240-280 |
Genetic variance* | 0.3 |
Residual variance | 0.7 |
Heritability* | 0.3 |
Training animals/generation | 10 000 |
Selection candidates/generation | 2000 |
Sires/generation | 100 |
Dams/generation | 100 |
Families/generation | 100 |
Selection candidates/family | 20 |
Training animals/family | 100 |