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Estimating Realized Heritability in Panmictic Populations.

Milan Lstibůrek¹, Václav Bittner², Gary R Hodge³

¹Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 21 Praha 6, Czech Republic lstiburek@fld.czu.cz.

|November 16, 2017

Summary

This study introduces a new method to estimate realized heritability (h²) in random-mating populations using molecular markers. The approach provides unbiased estimates and reduces genotyping costs, even in non-pedigreed populations.

Keywords:

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium panmictic population quantitative genetics

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Area of Science:

Quantitative genetics
Population genetics
Genomics

Background:

Narrow sense heritability (h²) quantifies the proportion of phenotypic variation transmissible from parents to offspring.
Estimating h² traditionally relies on random samples or artificial selection responses (realized heritability).
Existing methods often require pedigrees or extensive genotyping, limiting application in non-pedigreed populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel method for estimating realized heritability in random-mating populations without artificial manipulation.
To enable heritability estimation using molecular markers in selected phenotypic segments of the population.
To reduce genotyping costs and expand applicability to non-pedigreed populations.

Main Methods:

Developed a new method to estimate realized heritability from molecular marker data in selected parents and offspring.
Applied the method to arbitrary phenotypic segments (e.g., top-ranking individuals).
Validated the method using stochastic simulations and compared it with regression and maximum-likelihood approaches on human height data.

Main Results:

The novel method provides unbiased estimates of realized heritability (h²).
The approach is applicable to non-pedigreed populations, significantly reducing genotyping costs.
Results were consistent with traditional methods (regression, maximum-likelihood) when applied to Galton's human height dataset.

Conclusions:

The proposed method offers an efficient and accurate way to estimate realized heritability in diverse populations.
This technique democratizes heritability estimation by enabling its use in non-pedigreed populations with reduced costs.
The findings have broad implications for quantitative genetics, breeding programs, and evolutionary studies.