Table 1.
Selection accuracy (r) and regression of TBV on GWEBV and GWpEBV over five generations for marker density 8Ne/M, and accuracy differences when a polygenic effect is included
| Accuracy of selection | Regression of TBV on GWEBV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation | rGWEBVi) ± s.e | Δrii) ± s.e | bGWEBVi) ± s.e | Δbii) ± s.e |
| t = 1002 |
0.875 0.006 |
0.008 0.003 |
0.926 0.008 |
0.058 0.012 |
| t = 1003 |
0.861 0.007 |
0.007 0.005 |
0.917 0.010 |
0.068 0.014 |
| t = 1004 |
0.857 0.007 |
0.007 0.006 |
0.916 0.010 |
0.074 0.013 |
| t = 1005 |
0.852 0.008 |
0.011 0.005 |
0.912 0.012 |
0.080 0.011 |
| t = 1006 |
0.842 0.009 |
0.014 0.006 |
0.906 0.011 |
0.079 0.010 |
i)GWEBV represents the genome-wide estimated breeding value without polygenes
ii)Δ represents the difference between genome-wide estimated breeding values including a polygenic effect (GWpEBV) and GWEBV (Δr = rGWpEBV - rGWEBV and Δb = bGWpEBV - bGWEBV)