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Detecting inbreeding depression in structured populations.

Eléonore Lavanchy^1,2, Bruce S Weir³, Jérôme Goudet^1,2

¹Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

|April 30, 2024

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Quantifying inbreeding depression is crucial. Linear mixed models (LMMs) with specific genetic relatedness matrices (GRMs) and inbreeding coefficients improve accuracy, especially in structured populations.

Keywords:

inbreeding inbreeding depression population structure

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Area of Science:

Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Conservation Biology
Human Genetics

Background:

Inbreeding and its impact on fitness are critical in genetics and conservation.
Current methods for quantifying inbreeding and its effects lack consensus.
Accurate estimation is vital for understanding genetic health and species survival.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare various inbreeding coefficients and statistical models for estimating inbreeding depression.
To evaluate method performance using simulated and real human genomic data.
To identify optimal approaches for diverse population structures.

Main Methods:

Simulated traits from pedigrees and whole-genome sequences (1000 Genomes Project).
Compared inbreeding coefficients: allele-sharing, correlation of uniting gametes (weighted/unweighted), and identity-by-descent segments.
Compared linear models (LM) and linear mixed models (LMM) with different genetic relatedness matrices (GRMs).

Main Results:

Linear mixed models (LMMs) outperform standard linear models in structured populations.
Optimal LMM performance requires a weighted correlation of uniting gametes for inbreeding coefficients.
An allele-sharing based GRM is most effective within LMMs for structured data.

Conclusions:

LMMs provide a more robust framework for inbreeding depression estimation, particularly with population structure.
The choice of inbreeding coefficient and GRM significantly impacts accuracy in structured populations.
Recommended methods enhance genetic insights for conservation and human genetics research.