Table 3 The MLEs of population and quantitative genetic parameters and the standard errors of the estimates obtained by the new model and the power to detect sex-specific differences under different simulation designs. Parameter estimates by a conventional model are also given.
| Â | Â | Sex | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simulation Design | Genetic Parameter | Male | Female | Power | Traditional Model |
1 | p | 0.5025 ± 0.0360 | 0.7829 ± 0.0265 | 0.95 | 0.6433 ± 0.0224 |
|  | q | 0.5964 ± 0.0349 | 0.8732 ± 0.0193 | 0.95 | 0.7347 ± 0.0201 |
|  | D | 0.0961 ± 0.0194 | 0.0181 ± 0.0099 | 0.80 | 0.0779 ± 0.0120 |
|  | a | 0.6055 ± 0.2008 | 0.3045 ± 0.1277 | 0.24 | 0.4789 ± 0.1192 |
|  | d | 0.3061 ± 0.3371 | 0.6093 ± 0.1798 | 0.19 | 0.5843 ± 0.1875 |
2 | p | 0.5013 ± 0.0172 | 0.7980 ± 0.0141 | 1.00 | 0.6496 ± 0.0111 |
|  | q | 0.6011 ± 0.0177 | 0.8958 ± 0.0101 | 1.00 | 0.7484 ± 0.0100 |
|  | D | 0.0986 ± 0.0098 | 0.0084 ± 0.0053 | 1.00 | 0.0775 ± 0.0061 |
|  | a | 0.6050 ± 0.1114 | 0.3056 ± 0.0728 | 0.67 | 0.4907 ± 0.0616 |
|  | d | 0.2980 ± 0.1604 | 0.5986 ± 0.0933 | 0.42 | 0.5715 ± 0.0966 |
3 | p | 0.5008 ± 0.0366 | 0.7835 ± 0.0269 | 1.00 | 0.6421 ± 0.0221 |
|  | q | 0.5945 ± 0.0338 | 0.8731 ± 0.0195 | 1.00 | 0.7338 ± 0.0194 |
|  | D | 0.0965 ± 0.0178 | 0.0161 ± 0.0088 | 0.86 | 0.0747 ± 0.0115 |
|  | a | 0.5989 ± 0.0924 | 0.3012 ± 0.0505 | 0.85 | 0.4582 ± 0.0483 |
|  | d | 0.2934 ± 0.1352 | 0.6021 ± 0.0652 | 0.64 | 0.5355 ± 0.0715 |
4 | p | 0.5014 ± 0.0181 | 0.7974 ± 0.0136 | 1.00 | 0.6494 ± 0.0113 |
|  | q | 0.6000 ± 0.0171 | 0.8968 ± 0.0102 | 1.00 | 0.7484 ± 0.0099 |
|  | D | 0.1001 ± 0.0092 | 0.0077 ± 0.0048 | 1.00 | 0.0745 ± 0.0058 |
|  | a | 0.6003 ± 0.0439 | 0.3010 ± 0.0301 | 1.00 | 0.4684 ± 0.0251 |
|  | d | 0.3008 ± 0.0659 | 0.6006 ± 0.0372 | 0.99 | 0.5499 ± 0.0360 |