Marker Imputation Before Genomewide Selection in Biparental Maize Populations

Marker imputation can be used to increase the number of markers in genomewide selection. Our objectives were to determine (i) if marker imputation increases the response to selection () and prediction accuracy () among the progeny of two maize ( L.) parental inbreds (A and B); (ii) the number of imp...

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Main Authors: Amy Jacobson, Lian Lian, Shengqiang Zhong, Rex Bernardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-07-01
Series:The Plant Genome
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/tpg/articles/8/2/plantgenome2014.10.0078
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author Amy Jacobson
Lian Lian
Shengqiang Zhong
Rex Bernardo
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Rex Bernardo
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description Marker imputation can be used to increase the number of markers in genomewide selection. Our objectives were to determine (i) if marker imputation increases the response to selection () and prediction accuracy () among the progeny of two maize ( L.) parental inbreds (A and B); (ii) the number of imputed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers needed to reach a plateau in for grain yield, moisture, and test weight; and (iii) the lowest number of assayed SNP markers that can be used for imputation without a significant decrease in . The progeny of 27 biparental crosses between A and B (A/B) were assayed with 49 to 100 SNP markers, and imputation was conducted to increase the number of markers to 2911. For each A/B test population, the training population in the general combining ability (GCA) model consisted of 4 to 26 maize crosses with A and B as one of the parents, whereas the training population in the A/B model was the A/B population itself. Marker imputation made the GCA model as good as or better than the A/B model in terms of and for all traits. The values did not increase significantly beyond 500 imputed markers for grain yield and beyond 1000 imputed markers for moisture and test weight. We recommend that maize breeders assay an elite biparental cross with only around 50 polymorphic SNP markers, increase marker coverage to around 1000 markers by imputation, and use the GCA model with imputed markers for genomewide selection within the cross.
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spelling doaj.art-df3ac2c092bf4a18b9014c92d520d7962022-12-21T22:25:30ZengWileyThe Plant Genome1940-33722015-07-018210.3835/plantgenome2014.10.0078plantgenome2014.10.0078Marker Imputation Before Genomewide Selection in Biparental Maize PopulationsAmy JacobsonLian LianShengqiang ZhongRex BernardoMarker imputation can be used to increase the number of markers in genomewide selection. Our objectives were to determine (i) if marker imputation increases the response to selection () and prediction accuracy () among the progeny of two maize ( L.) parental inbreds (A and B); (ii) the number of imputed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers needed to reach a plateau in for grain yield, moisture, and test weight; and (iii) the lowest number of assayed SNP markers that can be used for imputation without a significant decrease in . The progeny of 27 biparental crosses between A and B (A/B) were assayed with 49 to 100 SNP markers, and imputation was conducted to increase the number of markers to 2911. For each A/B test population, the training population in the general combining ability (GCA) model consisted of 4 to 26 maize crosses with A and B as one of the parents, whereas the training population in the A/B model was the A/B population itself. Marker imputation made the GCA model as good as or better than the A/B model in terms of and for all traits. The values did not increase significantly beyond 500 imputed markers for grain yield and beyond 1000 imputed markers for moisture and test weight. We recommend that maize breeders assay an elite biparental cross with only around 50 polymorphic SNP markers, increase marker coverage to around 1000 markers by imputation, and use the GCA model with imputed markers for genomewide selection within the cross.https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/tpg/articles/8/2/plantgenome2014.10.0078
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title_short Marker Imputation Before Genomewide Selection in Biparental Maize Populations
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