Bi-dimensional scaling map (BDS-Map): an approach for building large genetic maps

MOTIVATION The approaches usually used for building large genetic maps consist of dividing the marker set into linkage groups and provide local orders that can be tested by multi-point linkage analysis. To deal with the limitations of these approaches, a strategy taking the marker set into account globally is defined. RESULTS The paper presents a new approach called 'Bi-Dimensional Scaling Map (BDS-Map) for inferring marker orders and distances in genetic maps based on the use of an additional dimension orthogonal to the map into which markers are projected. Dynamical forces based on a two-point analysis are applied to tend to optimize the marker locations in space. The efficiency of the approach is exemplified on real data (16 and 70 markers on chromosomes 6 and 2, respectively) and simulated data (50 maps of 70 markers).

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