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  • Quantitative genetics
  • Animal breeding
  • Genomic selection

Background:

  • Accurate quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping is crucial for identifying causative mutations.
  • Bayesian genomic selection models offer improved QTL detection accuracy over single-marker models.
  • This study evaluates Bayesian methods for QTL mapping accuracy and individual QTL status estimation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To simulate and evaluate the accuracy of QTL mapping using Bayes C and Bayes Cπ under varying heritability, QTL number, and record numbers.
  • To estimate the homozygous versus heterozygous status of individuals for detected QTL.
  • To focus on the ten largest detected QTL as candidates for further characterization.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations based on a dairy cattle population with 38,277 phased markers.
  • Phenotypes generated from biallelic QTL markers.
  • Varied heritability (0.1-0.7), QTL numbers (10-1000), and record counts (1500-4387).
  • QTL detection using posterior inclusion probability (Bayes C/Cπ).
  • QTL status inferred from SNP allelic effects contrast within chromosomal segments.

Main Results:

  • Bayes Cπ showed poor QTL detection performance without fixing the proportion of null markers (π).
  • Fixing π improved Bayes Cπ results.
  • Accurate detection of large QTLs was achieved with medium-high heritability, low-moderate QTL numbers, and large record datasets.
  • QTL status inference was accurate when the contrast distribution of chromosomal segment effects was bimodal.

Conclusions:

  • QTL detection is feasible using the Bayes C method.
  • Recommendations for accurate QTL detection include using large datasets, focusing on highly heritable traits, and prioritizing the largest QTL.
  • QTL status estimation is achievable through the analysis of contrasts in chromosomal segment effects.