Skip to main content

Table 4 Model selection of the fixed effect of ploidy in the linear mixed models

From: Ploidy elicits a whole-genome dosage effect: growth of triploid Atlantic salmon is linked to the genetic origin of the second maternal chromosome set

A: Hybrid

 

Fixed effects

Random effects

  

N

Response

Ploidy

Family

AIC

ΔAIC

184

Weight

x

x

1248.5

0

   

x

1253.1

4.6

B: Domesticated

 

Fixed effects

Random effects

  

N

Response

Ploidy

Family

AIC

ΔAIC

251

Weight

x

x

1785.4

0

   

x

1790.4

5

  1. A – the hybrids; and B – the domesticated individuals in experiment 2. AIC; Akaike information criterion. Δ AIC; difference in AIC value. The final fixed effect structure is shown in bold