GeneticsPed (version 1.34.0)

inbreeding: Inbreeding coefficient

Description

inbreeding calculates inbreeding coefficients of individuals in the pedigree

Usage

inbreeding(x, method="meuwissen", sort=TRUE, names=TRUE, ...)

Arguments

x

pedigree object

method

character, method of calculation "tabular", "meuwissen" or "sargolzaei", see details

sort

logical, for the computation the pedigree needs to be sorted, but results are sorted back to original sorting (sort=TRUE) or not (sort=FALSE)

names

logical, should returned vector have names; this can be used to get leaner returned object

...

arguments for other methods

Value

$n$ with inbreeding coefficients, where $n$ is number of subjects in x

Details

Coefficient of inbreeding ($F$) represents probability that two alleles on a loci are identical by descent (Wright, 1922; Falconer and Mackay, 1996). Wright (1922) showed how $F$ can be calculated but his method of paths is not easy to wrap in a program. Calculation of $F$ can also be performed using tabular method for setting the additive relationship matrix (Henderson, 1976), where $F_i = A_{ii} - 1$. Meuwissen and Luo (1992) and VanRaden (1992) developed faster algorithms for $F$ calculation. Wiggans et al. (1995) additionally explains method in VanRaden (1992). Sargolzaei et al. (2005) presented yet another fast method.

Take care with sort=FALSE, names=FALSE. It is your own responsibility to assure proper handling in this case.

References

Falconer, D. S. and Mackay, T. F. C. (1996) Introduction to Quantitative Genetics. 4th edition. Longman, Essex, U.K. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0582243025

Henderson, C. R. (1976) A simple method for computing the inverse of a numerator relationship matrix used in prediction of breeding values. Biometrics 32(1):69-83

Meuwissen, T. H. E. and Luo, Z. (1992) Computing inbreeding coefficients in large populations. Genetics Selection and Evolution 24:305-313

Sargolzaei, M. and Iwaisaki, H. and Colleau, J.-J. (2005) A fast algorithm for computing inbreeding coefficients in large populations. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 122(5):325--331 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00538.x

VanRaden, P. M. (1992) Accounting for inbreeding and crossbreeding in genetic evaluation for large populations. Journal of Dairy Science 75(11):3136-3144 http://jds.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/75/11/3136

Wiggans, G. R. and VanRaden, P. M. and Zuurbier, J. (1995) Calculation and use of inbreeding coefficients for genetic evaluation of United States dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science 78(7):1584-1590 http://jds.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/75/11/3136

Wright, S. (1922) Coefficients of inbreeding and relationship. American Naturalist 56:330-338

See Also

Pedigree, relationshipAdditive, kinship and geneFlowT

Examples

  data(Mrode2.1)
  Mrode2.1$dtB <- as.Date(Mrode2.1$dtB)
  x2.1 <- Pedigree(x=Mrode2.1, subject="sub", ascendant=c("fat", "mot"),
                   ascendantSex=c("M", "F"), family="fam", sex="sex",
                   generation="gen", dtBirth="dtB")
  fractions(inbreeding(x=x2.1))

  ## Compare the speed
  ped <- generatePedigree(nId=25)
  system.time(inbreeding(x=ped))
  # system.time(inbreeding(x=ped, method="sargolzaei")) # not yet implemented
  system.time(inbreeding(x=ped, method="tabular"))