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effect . By using this approach , BOLT reduces the statistical “ noise ” and thereby increases the accuracy of prediction .
By circumventing the “ noise ,” BOLT-generated EPDs tend to be more accurate than EPDs generated by organizations that are relegated to using all markers in their single-step evaluation .
4 . How many DNA markers are being used ?
The Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT uses a subset of weighted markers based on a research study performed by Drs . Mahdi Saatchi and Dorian Garrick , while they were scientists at Iowa State University . Drs . Saatchi and Garrick first used the 50,000 markers to determine a subset of weighted markers that are highly associated with economically relevant traits in beef cattle with consistent effects across breeds . Because the IGS evaluation is for multiple breeds , it is important to remove markers with inconsistent effects or no effects in different breeds .
The Saatchi and Garrick research also found that utilizing genotypes on animals of multiple breeds consistently increased the accuracy of prediction within a particular breed
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