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Table 4 Parameterization of one-locus models (9), (10), (11), (12) when m ≥ 3.

From: On coding genotypes for genetic markers with multiple alleles in genetic association study of quantitative traits

Codings

Restrictions

Relationships

Allele

α m * =0

μ = μ * = ( G j m + G k m ) - G j k , j k m α j = α j * = G j k - G k m , j = 1 , , m - 1 ; j k , m δ j = δ j * = ( G j j - G j k ) - ( G j l - G k l ) , j = 1 , , m ; k j l

F

2 α m * + δ m * =0

τ = μ * + 1 2 j = 1 m - 1 ( 2 α j * + δ j * ) = G m m + 1 2 j = 1 m - 1 ( G j j - G m m ) a j = 1 2 ( 2 α j * + δ j * ) = G j j - G m m 2 , j = 1 , , m - 1 d j = - δ j * 2 = - ( G j j - G j k ) - ( G j l - G k l ) 2 , j = 1 , , m ; j k l

Allele-count

α m * =0

π 0 = μ * = ( G j m + G k m ) - G j k , j k m π j = α j * = G j k - G k m , j = 1 , , m - 1 ; k j , m η j = 2 α j * + δ j * = ( G j j - G j m ) + ( G j k - G k m ) , j = 1 , , m - 1 ; k j , m η m = δ m * = ( G m m - G j m ) - ( G k m - G j k ) , j k m

Allele-count

2 α m * + δ m * =0

π 0 = μ * = G m m π j = α j * = ( G j m - G m m ) + ( G j k - G k m ) 2 , j = 1 , , m - 1 ; k j , m π m = - δ m * 2 = - ( G m m - G j m ) - ( G k m - G j k ) 2 , j k m η j = 2 α j * + δ j * = G j j - G m m , j = 1 , , m - 1