Table 1 Simulation parameters for the default model, a model with a higher density of SNPs, and an alternative model of deleterious mutations with a lower mean effect than for the default model

Genome length (Mb)

2250

–

–

Number of chromosomes

18

–

–

Recombination rate

8 × 10^–9

–

–

Mutation rate

4 × 10^–9

9 × 10^–9

–

Percentage of deleterious mutations

5

2.22

10

Average effect of mutations (\(\overline{s }\))

0.1

–

0.025

Average dominance coefficient (\(\overline{h }\))

0.2

–

–

Number of SNPs (/1000)

 N = 500

125

286

N/A

 N = 20

   t = 0

65

147

N/A

  t = 10

35

85

N/A

  t = 20

25

N/A

N/A

 N = 100

  t = 0

91

N/A

N/A

  t = 50

38

N/A

N/A

  t = 100

28

N/A

N/A