SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING OF MULTIPLE TRAIT COMPLEXES IN MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

A method and system for mapping quantitative trait loci in mixed plant or animal populations for improving the efficacy of plant or animal breeding, and for effective regulation of diagnostic and therapeutic genomics in medical genetics. The method employs algorithmic models to predict the association of genetic markers with a desired phenotypic trait by taking account of the effect of variance and covariance of the analyzed QTL. These models allow the designing of new mapping frameworks and simulation tools, and the association to be extrapolated to the progeny of the plant, animal or genetic material tested as well as to multiple environments.