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Table 1 Median of optimal sample size for detecting different number of QTL signals from 100 repetitions of simulations

From: Design of experiments for fine-mapping quantitative trait loci in livestock populations

QTL

h2=0.1

h2=0.2

h2=0.3

 

N=1

N=5

N=10

Single

N=1

N=5

N=10

Single

N=1

N=5

N=10

Single

1

128

126

127

195

57

58

57

91

34

33

34

56

2

275

269

273

382

125

126

122

175

73

70

73

106

3

421

426

436

569

214

201

205

259

126

120

120

155

4

613

540

584

756

291

288

281

342

177

170

170

204

5

763

713

685

943

385

349

344

426

228

208

207

253

  1. Results are based on the multi-SNP approach (N=1,5,10 families) or single-SNP approach. In each repetition, sample size was repeatedly determined for randomly drawn QTL positions and the median was calculated