The success of genomic selection mainly depends on the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between markers and quantitative trait loci (QTL), number of QTL and heritability (h2) of the traits. The extent of LD depends on the genetic structure of the population and marker density. This study was conducted to determine the effects of marker density, level of heritability, number of QTL, and to ...

Scylla paramamosain is a widespread and commercially important species of coastal marine crab. We identified 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci from a genome library constructed with 5'-anchored PCR method. Thirty-two S. paramamosain from the East China Sea were used to analyze the characteristics of these loci. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 8, with a mean of 5.923. Observed ...

Genomic selection (GS) has been demonstrated to enhance the process in breeding programs. The objectives of this study were experimentally evaluate different GS methods sugarcane hybrids and determine prospect future approaches. Using sugar yield-related trait data from 432 clones 10,435 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), a was conducted using seven models. While fivefold cross-validated p...