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Table 1 Results of a general linear model testing factors affecting of allele frequency estimation

From: Fish scales and SNP chips: SNP genotyping and allele frequency estimation in individual and pooled DNA from historical samples of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Pooled individual number

Model terms

Parameter estimate

S.E.

t-value

P-value

514 Individuals

Minor Allele Frequency

0.0211

0.00180

11.75

< 0.001

(N LOCI = 4642)

GenTrain Score

−0.0226

0.00196

−11.49

< 0.001

 

Locus Classification:

    
 

Mono

−0.0149

0.00094

−15.74

< 0.001

 

MSV-3

−0.0045

0.00102

−4.401

< 0.001

20 individuals

Minor Allele Frequency

0.0199

0.00352

5.65

< 0.001

(N LOCI = 4571)

GenTrain Score

−0.0227

0.00409

−5.55

< 0.001

 

Locus Classification:

    
 

Mono

−0.0150

0.00185

−8.14

< 0.001

 

MSV-3

0.0063

0.00186

3.37

< 0.001

50 individuals

Minor Allele Frequency

0.0093

0.00346

2.68

0.00735

(N LOCI = 4681)

GenTrain Score

−0.0302

0.00407

−7.43

< 0.001

 

Locus Classification:

    
 

Mono

−0.0145

0.00182

−7.96

< 0.001

 

MSV-3

−0.0035

0.00196

−1.79

0.0730

  1. The effects of minor allele frequency, GenTrain score and locus classification on the accuracy of allele frequency estimates were tested based on the mean difference between empirical and estimated allele frequencies per locus for all individuals. Estimated allele frequencies were estimated from clusters of all individuals (N = 514) and random subsets of 20 and 50 individuals. The mean difference in allele frequency was used as a dependent variable with a Gaussian error structure. S.E. is the standard error, t-value is the t statistic value and P-value is the corresponding significance of the model term.