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A common problem in mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) is that marker data are often incomplete. This includes missing data, dominant markers, and partially informative markers, arising in outbred populations. Here we briefly present an iteratively re-weighted least square method (IRWLS) to incorporate dominant and missing markers for mapping QTLs in four-way crosses under a heterogeneous variance model. The algorithm uses information from all markers in a linkage group to infer the QTL genotype. Monte Carlo simulations indicate that with half dominant markers, QTL detection is almost as efficient as with all co-dominant markers. However, the precision of the estimated QTL parameters generally decreases as more markers become missing or dominant. Notable differences are observed on the standard deviation of the estimated QTL position for varying levels of marker information content. The method is relatively simple so that more complex models including multiple QTLs or fixed effects can be fitted. Finally, the method can be readily extended to QTL mapping in full-sib families.
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Received: 16 June 1998 / Accepted: 29 September 1998
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Xie, C., Xu, S. Mapping quantitative trait loci with dominant markers in four-way crosses. Theor Appl Genet 98, 1014–1021 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051162
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051162