Skip to main content

Table 5 Number of animals in each group divided based on clustering approaches using Euclidean Distance Matrix (EDM) or distance matrix built from G matrix

From: Prediction of genomic breeding values for growth, carcass and meat quality traits in a multi-breed sheep population using a HD SNP chip

 

K = 2

K = 3

K = 4

K = 5

K = 10

K = 20

EDM

G

EDM

G

EDM

G

EDM

G

EDM

G

EDM

G

Cluster 1

14,797

14,844

14,609

14,842

14,609

14,740

14,609

14,740

14,345

9452

13,258

9452

Cluster 2

48

1

188

2

120

102

120

102

261

4966

666

3825

Cluster 3

  

48

1

68

2

68

1

120

316

261

1125

Cluster 4

    

48

1

33

1

37

102

306

230

Cluster 5

      

15

1

33

2

114

102

Other

        

49

7

240

111

  1. K number of assumed subpopulations