Genome-wide linkage disequilibrium and genetic diversity in five populations of Australian domestic sheep

Table 3 Average inbreeding coefficient and current effective population size for each population studied

Breed	N _e	Inbreeding coefficient			Critical percentage
Breed	N _e	F ₁	F ₂	F ₃	F ₁	F ₂	F ₃
BL	140	−0.006	0.002	0.002	16.996	58.498	1.186
PD	152	−0.013	−0.001	−0.001	15.909	28.409	4.167
MER	348	−0.001	0.0004	0.0004	1.509	0	0
MxB	272	−0.085	−0.084	−0.084	0	0	0
MxBxP	152	−0.057	−0.057	−0.057	2.597	0	0

Inbreeding coefficient was calculated for each individual and then averaged across the populations
F ₁ is calculated based on the variance of the additive genotype
F ₂ is calculated based on the excess of homozygotes
F ₃ is calculated based on the correlation between uniting gametes
Critical percentage is the percentage of individuals having an F value >0.065

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