Teaching Software used for Quantitative Genetics at UNE

From Julius van der Werf:

Note, the following are excel spreadsheets (often including a macro). They are meant to help you get started if you are interested. I cannot be held responsible for any commercial damage that you think are the result of using these spreadsheets. There is generally no help (except by email) and sheets and cells are not fully protected. I have not always spend the time to make them fully user's friendly. However, I hope some of these can be useful for you. Comments welcome at:        jvanderw@une.edu.au

• Single Trait Selection Index  Single traits, multiple inform. sources, incl genomic test
• Multiple Trait Selection Index  Multiple traits, multiple information sources
• Multiple Trait/desired gains MT selection index with desired gains option (10 traits max)  
• Multiple Trait Selection Index  20Trait version (20 trait version (no des.gains) 
• Response Simple response calculation depending on age and mating structure in breeding nucleus
• Finding optimal age structures across age classes index selection with BLUP selection
• Optimal Contributions (simple example to demonstrate the idea)
• Power calculation to determine sample size for given 2-way contrast (e.g. QTL)
• Single Locus Models  Calculates means, breeding values and variances for single locus models
• GENE Flow
• Genomic Selection Accuracy Depending on Nr in Reference, Effective Size, h2 etc
• Accuracy of Estimating Genetic Parameters Using Falconers formulas for half sib designs
• ELLIPSE Illustrating selection possible response in a two trait scenario (based on GENUP-Ellipse)

The following have a lower degree of user friendliness

• QTL Detection program Mapping of a QTL in a half sib design, Principles, simulation, power
• Covariance Functions  Computes covariance functions from var-cov matrices, eigenfunctions etc.
• Single Trait BLUP To compute simple BLUP examples
• Progeny Testing  Optimize a progeny testing breeding scheme

From Brian Kinghorn:

• GENUP - computer aided learning for quantitative genetics
• PEDIGREE VIEWER - draws and manipulates pedigree diagrams

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