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. 2014 Apr 30;113(4):343–352. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2014.36

Table 2. Goodness of fit of the models based on pedigree information, on marker-locus information or on combined marker-locus and pedigree information and correlations of breeding values estimated with the pedigree-based and the two other models using all 6385 SNPs.

Traita Goodness of fitb
Correlation of EBVs
  Pedigreec Markers Combined Markers Combined
Cell population 0.852 0.749 0.833 0.850 0.985
Fibre coarseness 0.942 0.817 0.907 0.866 0.977
Crystallite width 0.977 0.763 0.959 0.838 0.892
Wood density 0.918 0.760 0.903 0.871 0.950
Microfibril angle 0.951 0.810 0.921 0.872 0.962
Wood stiffness 0.921 0.783 0.870 0.870 0.982
Ring width 0.371 0.515 0.566 0.788 0.978
Specific fibre surface 0.961 0.834 0.936 0.891 0.967
Cell radial diameter 0.942 0.799 0.891 0.872 0.978
Cell tangential diameter 0.906 0.775 0.882 0.851 0.972
Cell wall thickness 0.939 0.810 0.922 0.878 0.965
22-Year height 0.914 0.745 0.879 0.832 0.958

Abbreviations: EBV, estimated breeding value; SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism.

a

For units, see Table 1.

b

Correlation between the observed and the estimated phenotypic values.

c

Pedigree indicates pedigree information only; markers indicates SNP information only; and combined indicates pedigree and SNP information.