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Using marker-maps in marker-assisted selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

J. C. Whittaker ,
R. N. Curnow ,
C. S. Haley  and
R. Thompson
J. C. Whittaker*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Statistics, University of Reading, Reading RG6 2FN, UK
R. N. Curnow
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Statistics, University of Reading, Reading RG6 2FN, UK
C. S. Haley
Affiliation:
Rosin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK
R. Thompson
Affiliation:
Rosin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK
*
* John Whittaker, Department of Applied Statistics, University of Reading, PO Box 240, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 2FN.
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A method of using information on the location of markers to improve the efficiency of markerassisted selection (MAS) in a population produced by a cross between two inbred lines is developed. The method is closer to mapping QTL than the selection index approaches to MAS described by previous authors. We use computer simulations to compare our method with phenotypic selection and two selection index approaches, simulations being performed on three genetic maps. The simulations show that whilst MAS can be considerably more efficient than phenotypic selection differences between the three MAS methods are slight. Which of the MAS methods is best depends on a number of factors: in particular the genetic map, the time scale under consideration and the population size are of importance.

Type
Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , December 1995 , pp. 255 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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