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Across-Breeds Ancestral Relationships and Metafounders for Genomic Evaluation

Thursday, August 21, 2014: 2:00 PM
Bayshore Grand Ballroom A (The Westin Bayshore)
Andrés Legarra , INRA, Toulouse, France
Ole Fredslund Christensen , Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark
Zulma G. Vitezica , Unite Mixte ENSAT- INRA, Toulouse, France
Ignacio Aguilar , INIA, Las Brujas, Uruguay
Ignacy Misztal , University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Abstract Text:

A theory to account for across-founder ancestral relationships is presented, which can consider relationships within and across populations. The theory assumes finite size of the ancestral population. Ancestral relationships can be represented as metafounders, pseudo-individuals that can be seen as pool of gametes and as extensions of random genetic groups. Simple rules exist for computation of relationships, inbreeding, and the inverse of the relationship matrix. Values of the Ancestral relationships can be inferred from marker relationships and pedigrees. Once they are computed, use in Single Step GBLUP is straightforward and compatibility of marker and pedigree information is automatic.

Keywords:

Relationships
BLUP
Genomic

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