Funda Ogut

This study determines the optimal SNP density for maximizing genomic prediction accuracy and heritability estimates in three spruce species, finding plateaus between 4000 to 8000 SNPs.

The paper discusses experimental design for large-scale omic studies, emphasizing the importance of balancing omics batches and accounting for experimental factors to improve statistical power.

This study compares one-stage and two-stage GWAS methods, finding that a weighted two-stage approach reduces bias and improves power, especially in unbalanced data.