Whole genome based genetic evaluation and selection process
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1. A method for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables;
(b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; and
(c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of: (a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; and (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual.
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1. A method for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; and (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 65)
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3. A method for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using a genetic algorithm process on the information to generate a set of explanatory variables for all the information, the explanatory variables comprising weighted averages for components of the information; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual.
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13. A method of predicting trait performance for at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the trait performance for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 47)
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17. A method for selecting at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; (c) utilising the predictor function to select an individual. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of diagnosing a condition in at least one individual of interest in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; (c) utilising the predictor function to diagnose a condition in the individual. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of prediction of a susceptibility to an outcome of at least one individual of interest in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the susceptibility of the individual to an outcome. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of breeding at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit of the individual; (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual and (d) breeding from the individual of interest on the basis of the merit of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A system for the prediction of merit of an individual in a population, the system comprising:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, means for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) means for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; (c) means for utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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34. A system for predicting trait performance of at least one individual in a population, the system comprising;
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, means for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) means for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; and (c) means for utilising the predictor function to predict performance of said trait for the individual of interest. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A system for selecting at least one individual in a population, the system comprising;
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, means for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) means for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; and (c) means for utilising the predictor function to select the individual.
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37. A system for diagnosing a condition in at least one individual of interest in a population, the system comprising:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, means for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) means for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; (c) means for utilising the predictor function to diagnose a condition in the individual.
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38. A system for prediction of a susceptibility to an outcome of at least one individual of interest in a population, the system comprising:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, means for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) means for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function; (c) means for utilising the predictor function to predict the susceptibility of the at least one individual of interest to an outcome.
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39. A system for breeding at least one individual in a population, the system comprising:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, means for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) means for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit of the individual; (c) means for utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual and (d) means for breeding from the individual of interest on the basis of the merit of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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58. A breeders product comprising at least one gamete with a high prediction of merit for at least one marker, the breeders product selected by a method for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in a first population, where genotype and phenotype information of individuals in the first population are known, using dimension reduction on the genotype and phenotype information to determine the complexity of the genotype and phenotype information to minimise prediction error for at least one marker in the first population and thereby generate a set of explanatory variables with respect to the at least one marker; (b) applying the explanatory variables to the first population to generate a predictor function; (c) generating genotype for the at least one marker in at least one individual of interest from a second population; (d) applying the predictor function to the genotype of the at least one individual of interest to determine the genetic merit of the individual of interest with respect to the at least one marker.
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59. A computer system comprising a computer processor and memory, the memory comprising software code stored therein for execution by the computer processor of a method for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual in a population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in a database comprising information about the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; and (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual.
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60. A computer readable medium, having a program recorded thereon, where the program is configured to make a computer execute a procedure for the prediction of the merit of at least one individual in a population, the software product comprising:
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(a) in a database comprising information about the population, where information of individuals are known, code for using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; (b) code for utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; and (c) code for utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual.
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61. An information database product comprising information for individuals of a population, the information database for use with a method for the selection of at least one individual in the population, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in the population, where information of individuals are known, using dimension reduction on the information to project the information to a low dimensional space whilst retaining the complexity of the information to generate a set of explanatory variables; and (b) utilising the explanatory variables to generate a predictor function with respect to merit; (c) utilising the predictor function to predict the merit of the individual.
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- 62. An information database product for use with a breeding program, the database comprising information for individuals of a population and a prediction of the merit of the individuals in the population.
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