On prediction of genetic values in marker-assisted selection. |
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Authors: | C Lange J C Whittaker |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. |
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Abstract: | We suggest a new approximation for the prediction of genetic values in marker-assisted selection. The new approximation is compared to the standard approach. It is shown that the new approach will often provide substantially better prediction of genetic values; furthermore the new approximation avoids some of the known statistical problems of the standard approach. The advantages of the new approach are illustrated by a simulation study in which the new approximation outperforms both the standard approach and phenotypic selection. |
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