From: Comparison of whole-genome prediction models for traits with contrasting genetic architecture in a diversity panel of maize inbred lines
Parameter
Prior
u i
N ( 0 , σ ui 2 )
σ ui 2 | v u , S u 2
0 with probability Πu , χ − 2 ( v u , S u 2 ) with probability ( 1 − Πu )
v u
Gamma(k=5,θ=2)
S u 2
Gamma(k=0.1,θ=10)
Î u
Beta(α=7,β=3)
σ e 2
χ − 2 ( v e , S e 2 = σ e 2 ̂ ( v e − 2 ) / v e )
v e =4.001, σ e 2 ̂ estimated with REML