Assessment of the performance of hidden Markov models for imputation in animal breeding

Abstract Background In this paper, we review the performance of various hidden Markov model-based imputation methods in animal breeding populations. Traditionally, pedigree and heuristic-based imputation methods have been used for imputation in large animal populations due to their computational eff...

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Main Authors: Andrew Whalen, Gregor Gorjanc, Roger Ros-Freixedes, John M. Hickey
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-018-0416-8