Quantitativegeneticanalysisstationforthegeneticanalysisofcomplextraits  

作　　者：CHEN GuoBo ZHU ZhiXiang ZHANG FuTao ZHU Jun 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Bioinformatics,College of Agriculture and Biotechnology,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310029,China

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2012年第21期2721-2726,共6页

基　　金：supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB109306);the"111"Project of China(B06014);the CNTC(110200701023);the YNTC(08A05);Microsoft Research Asia

摘　　要：The Quantitative Genetic Analysis Station (QGAStation) is a software package that has been developed to perform statistical analysis for complex traits.It consists of five domains for handling data from diallel crosses,regional trials,core germplasm collections,QTL mapping,and microarray experiments.The first domain contains genetic models for diallel cross analysis,in which genetic variance components and genetic-by-environment interactions can be estimated,and genetic effects can be predicted.The second domain evaluates the performance of varieties in regional trials by implementing a general statistical method that outperforms ANOVA in tackling unbalanced data that arises frequently in trials across multiple locations and over a number of years.The third domain,using predicted genotypic values as proxy,constructs core germplasm collections covering sufficient genetic diversity with lower redundancy.The fourth domain manages genotypic and phenotypic data for QTL mapping.Linkage maps can be constructed and genetic distances can be estimated;the statistical methods that have been implemented apply to both chiasmatic and achiasmatic organisms.Another part of this domain can filter systematic noises in phenotypic data.The fifth domain focuses on the cDNA expression data that is generated by microarray experiments.A two-step strategy has been implemented to detect differentially expressed genes and to estimate their effects.Except in the fourth domain,the major statistical methods that have been used are mixed linear model approaches that have been implemented in the C language.Computational efficiency is further boosted for computers that are equipped with graphics processing units (GPUs).A user friendly graphic interface is provided for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac operating systems.QGAStation is available at http://ibi.zju.edu.cn/software/qga/.The Quantitative Genetic Analysis Station （QGAStation） is a software package that has been developed to perform statistical analysis for complex traits.It consists of five domains for handling data from diallel crosses,regional trials,core germplasm collections,QTL mapping,and microarray experiments.The first domain contains genetic models for diallel cross analysis,in which genetic variance components and genetic-by-environment interactions can be estimated,and genetic effects can be predicted.The second domain evaluates the performance of varieties in regional trials by implementing a general statistical method that outperforms ANOVA in tackling unbalanced data that arises frequently in trials across multiple locations and over a number of years.The third domain,using predicted genotypic values as proxy,constructs core germplasm collections covering sufficient genetic diversity with lower redundancy.The fourth domain manages genotypic and phenotypic data for QTL mapping.Linkage maps can be constructed and genetic distances can be estimated;the statistical methods that have been implemented apply to both chiasmatic and achiasmatic organisms.Another part of this domain can filter systematic noises in phenotypic data.The fifth domain focuses on the cDNA expression data that is generated by microarray experiments.A two-step strategy has been implemented to detect differentially expressed genes and to estimate their effects.Except in the fourth domain,the major statistical methods that have been used are mixed linear model approaches that have been implemented in the C language.Computational efficiency is further boosted for computers that are equipped with graphics processing units （GPUs）.A user friendly graphic interface is provided for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac operating systems.QGAStation is available at http：//ibi.zju.edu.cn/software/qga/.

关 键 词：数量遗传分析 性状 CDNA微阵列 品种区域试验 实验数据处理 双列杂交分析 Windows QTL定位 

分 类 号：Q348-3[生物学—遗传学] TP319[自动化与计算机技术—计算机软件与理论]