Factorial analysis of bootstrap variances of population genetic parameter estimates
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2007
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We presented an alternative way to verify the relative contribution to the total variance, of the sources of variation due
to populations (P), individuals within populations (I), the (P*I) interaction, and the standard error of the following parameter
estimates: total (F) and intrapopulation (f) fixation indices, and divergence among populations ( ). The
knowledge of this relative contribution is important to establish sampling strategies of natural populations. To attain
these objectives, the bootstrap method was used to resample simultaneously populations and individuals, considering
different combinations of P and I. This procedure was repeated five times for a given combination of each analyzed
data set. For each data set, five estimates of these variances were obtained for each combination of P and I,
and a given parameter estimate. These variance estimates were submitted to an analysis of variance, considering a
factorial structure. The sources of variation considered in this analysis were P, I and P*I. The coefficient of determination
(R2) was calculated for each source of variation. Sources of variation with greater R2 are responsible for bigger
errors of the estimates. The method applied was efficient for answering the questions initially proposed, and the results
indicated that there are no ideal sample sizes for a species, but rather for a specific data set, because each data
set has its own particularities. However, for investigations on the genetic structure of natural populations using population
parameters, the number of populations to be sampled is a critical factor. Thus, more efforts should be made to
increase the number of sampled populations, rather than the number of individuals within populations. A sampling
strategy is given as a guide for investigations of this kind, when there is no previous knowledge about the genetic
structure and the mating system of the populations.
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Population structure, Resampling, Natural populations
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GARCIA, Luciana Aparecida Carlini; VENCOVSKY, Roland; COELHO, Alexandre Siqueira Guedes. Factorial analysis of bootstrap variances of population genetic parameter estimates. Genetics and Molecular Biology, Ribeirão Preto, v. 29, n. 2, p. 308-313, 2006.