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Table 2 Priors used for BayesB

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 Π u , χ − 2 ( v u , S u 2 ) with probability ( 1 − Π u )

v u

Gamma(k=5,θ=2)

S u 2

Gamma(k=0.1,θ=10)

Π 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