Table 1

Design of the simulation studies.

Type of effect
Marker(s)
Effect size
Heritability

Additive effect
2–47.8
0.8
0.0989

3–141.5
1.2
0.2225

Interaction effect
(1–24.7, 2–47.8)
1.7321
0.1159

(2–47.8, 3–141.5)
1.7321
0.1159

(2–133.8, 3–56.7)
-1.7321
0.1159

Each marker is referred by its chromosome index and its location on the chromosome.

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