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Table 1 Comparison of power and efficiency of single and multi-locus models in GWAS for the detection of marker-trait associations

From: Genome-wide association study and its applications in the non-model crop Sesamum indicum

Species

Sample size

Traits under study

Number of traits measured

SNPs number

Statistical Models

Number of models

Maximum QTN detected by each model

Co-detected QTN

Outperformed model

Recommended approach

References

Arabidopsis

188

Flowering time

6

216,130

Single-locus

2

25

NA

mrMLM

Multi-locus

[47]

Multi-locus

1

120

199

Flowering time

4

216,130

Single-locus

4

21

NA

FASTmrEMMA

Multi-locus

[17]

Multi-locus

2

68

Maize

144

Embryonic callus regenerative capacity

5

43427

Single-locus

1

1

63

ISIS EMBLASSO

Multi-locus

[69]

Multi-locus

4

160

230

Starch pasting properties

7

145,232

Single-locus

1

7

7

FASTmrEMMA,

Integrated

[70]

Multi-locus

3

29

Cotton

160

Fiber quality

6

72,792

Single-locus

1

NA

70

NA

Integrated

[71]

Multi-locus

6

169

Fiber quality

5

53,848

Single-locus

3

342

15

multi-locus

Integrated

[54]

Multi-locus

3

Soybean

368

Plant height and number of models

6

62,423

Single-locus

1

24

NA

mrMLM

Multi-locus

[72]

Multi-locus

1

64

Wheat

182

Free amino acid level

20

14,646

Single-locus

1

4

66

pkWmEB

Integrated

[73]

Multi-locus

6

117

Rice

478

Salt-tolerance

5

165,529

NA

6

NA

56

ISIS EM-BLASSO

Integrated

[55]

Multi-locus

371