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Table 3 Estimated variance components and heritabilities for physiological traits

From: Efficiency of genomic selection using Bayesian multi-marker models for traits selected to reflect a wide range of heritabilities and frequencies of detected quantitative traits loci in mice

Trait1

Model2

σ 2 p 3

σ 2 c

σ 2 e

h 2 u

h 2 a

 

(1)

212.0 196.7–229.8

42.3 28.4–56.5

148.0 131.3–164.1

0.10 0.01–0.19

-

 

(2) 100%

211.1 196.3–227.3

44.5 32.0–58.1

152.5 139.8–165.1

-

0.07 0.05–0.08

 

(2) 10%

210.6 194.0–225.8

46.3 32.4–59.8

154.5 141.2–167.6

-

0.05 0.00–0.08

HC

(2) 2.5%

210.5 194.7–226.5

46.8 33.2–60.9

155.8 143.7–169.6

-

0.04 0.00–0.07

 

(3) 100%

213.7 196.1–229.6

40.9 27.9–54.8

145.4 128.9–162.0

0.08 0.01–0.17

0.05 0.04–0.06

 

(3) 10%

212.8 196.6–229.8

41.6 27.9–55.3

147.2 130.1–162.7

0.08 0.00–0.18

0.03 0.00–0.06

 

(3) 2.5%

212.9 197.0–229.7

41.0 27.7–54.7

146.3 130.1–162.3

0.10 0.00–0.18

0.02 0.00–0.05

 

(1)

806.8 743.4–873.9

201.9 150.4–261.2

475.4 413.6–534.5

0.16 0.07–0.26

-

 

(2) 100%

811.5 753.5–876.4

215.4 162.3–272.0

502.4 461.6–547.2

-

0.12 0.09–0.14

 

(2) 10%

798.9 737.0–860.1

225.1 169.7–279.2

517.7 476.1–562.3

-

0.07 0.03–0.11

I75

(2) 2.5%

798.4 736.6–858.0

231.0 174.1–285.9

525.4 485.3–569.4

-

0.05 0.02–0.08

 

(3) 100%

814.9 751.4–878.1

199.6 147.2–257.5

474.1 419.6–529.8

0.08 0.02–0.17

0.09 0.07–0.11

 

(3) 10%

803.6 739.9–867.1

204.2 148.9–262.2

487.6 429.5–544.9

0.08 0.00–0.17

0.06 0.02–0.10

 

(3) 2.5%

806.4 741.2–869.7

197.9 143.2–251.3

474.6 413.5–535.3

0.13 0.03–0.22

0.04 0.01–0.07

  1. 1. HC = Hematocrit percentage (observations multiplied by 10-2); I75 = Insulin level (observations multiplied by 102).
  2. 2. Model: (1) = polygenic; (2) = genomic; (3) = polygenic and genomic; with 100/10/2.5% of the markers allowed to have an effect.
  3. 3. σ 2 p : estimates of the total phenotypic variances.
  4. 4. σ 2 c : estimates of variances attributed to the cage effect.
  5. 5. σ 2 e : estimates of residual variances.
  6. 6. h 2 u : heritability based on the polygenic effect.
  7. 7. h 2 a : proportion of the variance attributed to the genomic effect.