About the Authors

Yunpeng Wang

Affiliation Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Jon Olav Vik

Affiliation Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Stig W. Omholt

Affiliations Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Realfagsbygget, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway

Arne B. Gjuvsland

arne.gjuvsland@umb.no

Affiliation Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived the study: ABG SWO. Performed simulations and analysis: YW ABG JOV. Wrote the paper: YW JOV SWO ABG.