abstract={The recent advent of molecular markers has created a great potential for the understanding of quantitative inheritance. In parallel to rapid developments and improvements in molecular marker technologies, biometrical models have been constructed, refined and generalized for the mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL). However, current models present restricitions in terms of breeding designs to which they apply. In this paper, we develop an approach for the generalization of the mixture model for progeny from a single bi-parental cross of inbred lines. Detailed derivations are given for genetic designs involving populations developed by selfing, i.e., where marker genotypes are obtained from Fx (x ≤ 2) individuals and where phenotypes are measured on Fy (y ≥ x) individuals or families. Extensions to designs involving doubled-haploids, backcrossderived individuals and random matings are outlined. The derivations presented here can easily be combined with current QTL mapping approaches.},
abstract={The recent advent of molecular markers has created a great potential for the understanding of quantitative inheritance. In parallel to rapid developments and improvements in molecular marker technologies, biometrical models have been constructed, refined and generalized for the mapping of quantitative single_trait loci (QTL). However, current models present restricitions in terms of breeding designs to which they apply. In this paper, we develop an approach for the generalization of the mixture model for progeny from a single bi-parental cross of inbred lines. Detailed derivations are given for genetic designs involving populations developed by selfing, i.e., where marker genotypes are obtained from Fx (x ≤ 2) individuals and where phenotypes are measured on Fy (y ≥ x) individuals or families. Extensions to designs involving doubled-haploids, backcrossderived individuals and random matings are outlined. The derivations presented here can easily be combined with current QTL mapping approaches.},
abstract={In the data collection of the QTL experiments using recombinant inbred (RI) populations, when individuals are genotyped for markers in a population, the trait values (phenotypes) can be obtained from the genotyped individuals (from the same population) or from some progeny of the genotyped individuals (from the different populations). Let Fu be the genotyped population and Fv (v ≥ u) be the phenotyped population. The experimental designs that both marker genotypes and phenotypes are recorded on the same populations can be denoted as (Fu/Fv, u = v) designs and that genotypes and phenotypes are obtained from the different populations can be denoted as (Fu/Fv, v > u) designs. Although most of the QTL mapping experiments have been conducted on the backcross and F2(F2/F2) designs, the other (Fu/Fv, v ≥ u) designs are also very popular. The great benefits of using the other (Fu/Fv, v ≥ u) designs in QTL mapping include reducing cost and environmental variance by phenotyping several progeny for the genotyped individuals and taking advantages of the changes in population structures of other RI populations. Current QTL mapping methods including those for the (Fu/Fv, u = v) designs, mostly for the backcross or F2/F2 design, and for the F2/F3 design based on a one-QTL model are inadequate for the investigation of the mapping properties in the (Fu/Fv, u ≤ v) designs, and they can be problematic due to ignoring their differences in population structures. In this article, a statistical method considering the differences in population structures between different RI populations is proposed on the basis of a multiple-QTL model to map for QTL in different (Fu/Fv, v ≥ u) designs. In addition, the QTL mapping properties of the proposed and approximate methods in different designs are discussed. Simulations were performed to evaluate the performance of the proposed and approximate methods. The proposed method is proven to be able to correct the problems of the approximate and current methods for improving the resolution of genetic architecture of quantitative traits and can serve as an effective tool to explore the QTL mapping study in the system of RI populations.},
abstract={In the data collection of the QTL experiments using recombinant inbred (RI) populations, when individuals are genotyped for markers in a population, the single_trait values (phenotypes) can be obtained from the genotyped individuals (from the same population) or from some progeny of the genotyped individuals (from the different populations). Let Fu be the genotyped population and Fv (v ≥ u) be the phenotyped population. The experimental designs that both marker genotypes and phenotypes are recorded on the same populations can be denoted as (Fu/Fv, u = v) designs and that genotypes and phenotypes are obtained from the different populations can be denoted as (Fu/Fv, v > u) designs. Although most of the QTL mapping experiments have been conducted on the backcross and F2(F2/F2) designs, the other (Fu/Fv, v ≥ u) designs are also very popular. The great benefits of using the other (Fu/Fv, v ≥ u) designs in QTL mapping include reducing cost and environmental variance by phenotyping several progeny for the genotyped individuals and taking advantages of the changes in population structures of other RI populations. Current QTL mapping methods including those for the (Fu/Fv, u = v) designs, mostly for the backcross or F2/F2 design, and for the F2/F3 design based on a one-QTL model are inadequate for the investigation of the mapping properties in the (Fu/Fv, u ≤ v) designs, and they can be problematic due to ignoring their differences in population structures. In this article, a statistical method considering the differences in population structures between different RI populations is proposed on the basis of a multiple-QTL model to map for QTL in different (Fu/Fv, v ≥ u) designs. In addition, the QTL mapping properties of the proposed and approximate methods in different designs are discussed. Simulations were performed to evaluate the performance of the proposed and approximate methods. The proposed method is proven to be able to correct the problems of the approximate and current methods for improving the resolution of genetic architecture of quantitative traits and can serve as an effective tool to explore the QTL mapping study in the system of RI populations.},
title={A study on the mapping of quantitative trait loci in advanced populations derived from two inbred lines},
title={A study on the mapping of quantitative single_trait loci in advanced populations derived from two inbred lines},
journal={Genetics Research},
volume={91},
issue={02},
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pages={1981-1993},
year={2004},
doi={10.1534/genetics.166.4.1981},
abstract={In plants and laboratory animals, QTL mapping is commonly performed using F2 or BC individuals derived from the cross of two inbred lines. Typical QTL mapping statistics assume that each F2 individual is genotyped for the markers and phenotyped for the trait. For plant traits with low heritability, it has been suggested to use the average phenotypic values of F3 progeny derived from selfing F2 plants in place of the F2 phenotype itself. All F3 progeny derived from the same F2 plant belong to the same F2:3 family, denoted by F2:3. If the size of each F2:3 family (the number of F3 progeny) is sufficiently large, the average value of the family will represent the genotypic value of the F2 plant, and thus the power of QTL mapping may be significantly increased. The strategy of using F2 marker genotypes and F3 average phenotypes for QTL mapping in plants is quite similar to the daughter design of QTL mapping in dairy cattle. We study the fundamental principle of the plant version of the daughter design and develop a new statistical method to map QTL under this F2:3 strategy. We also propose to combine both the F2 phenotypes and the F2:3 average phenotypes to further increase the power of QTL mapping. The statistical method developed in this study differs from published ones in that the new method fully takes advantage of the mixture distribution for F2:3 families of heterozygous F2 plants. Incorporation of this new information has significantly increased the statistical power of QTL detection relative to the classical F2 design, even if only a single F3 progeny is collected from each F2:3 family. The mixture model is developed on the basis of a single-QTL model and implemented via the EM algorithm. Substantial computer simulation was conducted to demonstrate the improved efficiency of the mixture model. Extension of the mixture model to multiple QTL analysis is developed using a Bayesian approach. The computer program performing the Bayesian analysis of the simulated data is available to users for real data analysis.},
abstract={In plants and laboratory animals, QTL mapping is commonly performed using F2 or BC individuals derived from the cross of two inbred lines. Typical QTL mapping statistics assume that each F2 individual is genotyped for the markers and phenotyped for the single_trait. For plant traits with low heritability, it has been suggested to use the average phenotypic values of F3 progeny derived from selfing F2 plants in place of the F2 phenotype itself. All F3 progeny derived from the same F2 plant belong to the same F2:3 family, denoted by F2:3. If the size of each F2:3 family (the number of F3 progeny) is sufficiently large, the average value of the family will represent the genotypic value of the F2 plant, and thus the power of QTL mapping may be significantly increased. The strategy of using F2 marker genotypes and F3 average phenotypes for QTL mapping in plants is quite similar to the daughter design of QTL mapping in dairy cattle. We study the fundamental principle of the plant version of the daughter design and develop a new statistical method to map QTL under this F2:3 strategy. We also propose to combine both the F2 phenotypes and the F2:3 average phenotypes to further increase the power of QTL mapping. The statistical method developed in this study differs from published ones in that the new method fully takes advantage of the mixture distribution for F2:3 families of heterozygous F2 plants. Incorporation of this new information has significantly increased the statistical power of QTL detection relative to the classical F2 design, even if only a single F3 progeny is collected from each F2:3 family. The mixture model is developed on the basis of a single-QTL model and implemented via the EM algorithm. Substantial computer simulation was conducted to demonstrate the improved efficiency of the mixture model. Extension of the mixture model to multiple QTL analysis is developed using a Bayesian approach. The computer program performing the Bayesian analysis of the simulated data is available to users for real data analysis.},