Grouping of genomic markers in populations with family structure.

Background: Linkage and linkage disequilibrium (LD) between genome regions cause dependencies among genomic markers. Due to family stratification in populations with non-random mating in livestock or crop, the standard measures of population LD such as [Formula: see text] may be biased. Grouping of markers according to their interdependence needs to account for the actual population structure in order to allow proper inference in genome-based evaluations.

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

Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) which capture a significant impact on a trait can be identified with genome-wide association studies. High linkage disequilibrium (LD) among SNPs makes it difficult to identify causative variants correctly. Thus, often target regions instead of single SNPs are reported.

Modelling the electric field in reactors yielding cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jets.

The behavior of the electric field in Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma jets (CAPP jets) is important in many applications related to fundamental science and engineering, since it provides crucial information related to the characteristics of plasma. To this end, this study is focused on the analytic computation of the electric field in a standard plasma reactor system (in the absence of any space charge), considering the two principal configurations of either one-electrode or two-electrodes around a dielectric tube. The latter is considered of minor contribution to the field calculation that embodies the working gas, being an assumption for the current research.

Estimation of Recombination Rate and Maternal Linkage Disequilibrium in Half-Sibs.

A livestock population can be characterized by different population genetic parameters, such as linkage disequilibrium and recombination rate between pairs of genetic markers. The population structure, which may be caused by family stratification, has an influence on the estimates of these parameters. An expectation maximization algorithm has been proposed for estimating these parameters in half-sibs without phasing the progeny.