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Table 2 Simulation parameters of the genome

From: Comparisons of improved genomic predictions generated by different imputation methods for genotyping by sequencing data in livestock populations

Genome

Values

Number of chromosomes

5

Chromosome length

100 cM

Number of marker loci on one chromosome

1,000,000

Marker positions

Evenly

Number of marker alleles in the first HG

2

Marker allele frequencies in the first HG

Random

Number of QTL loci on one chromosome

100

QTL positions

Random

Number of QTL alleles in the first HG

2

QTL allele frequencies in the first HG

Random

QTL allele effect

From a gamma distribution with a shape of 0.4

Marker mutation rate in historical population

2.5 × 10−5

QTL mutation rate in historical population

2.5 × 10−5