title: Using marker-maps in marker-assisted selection.
abstract: A method of using information on the location of markers to improve the efficiency of marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a population produced by a cross between two inbred lines is developed. The method is closer to mapping QTL than the selection index approaches to MAS described by previous authors. We use computer simulations to compare our method with phenotypic selection and two selection index approaches, simulations being performed on three genetic maps. The simulations show that whilst MAS can be considerably more efficient than phenotypic selection differences between the three MAS methods are slight. Which of the MAS methods is best depends on a number of factors: in particular the genetic map, the time scale under consideration ant the population size are of importance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Statistics, University of Reading, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Curnow
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005819:Genetic Markers; D007178:Inbreeding; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010641:Phenotype; D012641:Selection, Genetic
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers