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What proportion of declared QTL in plants are false?
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2004
Bernardo R
Abstract excerpt
The false discovery rate (FDR) is the probability that a quantitative trait locus (QTL) is false, given that a QTL has been declared. A misconception in QTL mapping is that the FDR is equal to the comparison-wise significance level, alpha(C). The objective of this simulation study was to determine the FDR in an F(2) mapping population, given different numbers of QTL, population sizes, and trait heritabilities....
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