References

Key MoBPS Publications

Main Paper:

Pook, T., Freudenthal, J., Korte, A., & Simianer, H. (2020). Using local convolutional neural networks for genomic prediction. Frontiers in Genetics, 11, 561497 (Pook et al. 2020).

Pook, T., Schlather, M., & Simianer, H. (2020). MoBPS - Modular Breeding Program Simulator. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 10(6), 1915-1918 (Pook, Schlather, and Simianer 2020).

Additional Resources

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/tpook92/MoBPS
• Web Interface: https://www.mobps.de
• CRAN Page: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=MoBPS

Contact

For questions, bug reports, or collaborations:

• Torsten Pook: Torsten.pook@wur.nl
• Wageningen University & Research
• Animal Breeding and Genomics Group

Citation

If you use MoBPS in your research, please cite the main paper (Pook, Schlather, and Simianer 2020):

@article{pook2020mobps,
  title={MoBPS—Modular breeding program simulator},
  author={Pook, Torsten and Schlather, Martin and Simianer, Henner},
  journal={G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics},
  volume={10},
  number={6},
  pages={1915--1918},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Oxford University Press},
  doi={10.1534/g3.120.401193},
  url={https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401193}
}

Related Software

• AlphaSimR: Another breeding simulation package
• QMSim: Quantitative and molecular simulation
• Genomic Selection packages: rrBLUP, BGLR, sommer, BLUPF90

Pook, Torsten, Jan Freudenthal, Arthur Korte, and Henner Simianer. 2020. “Using Local Convolutional Neural Networks for Genomic Prediction.” Frontiers in Genetics 11: 561497. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.561497.

Pook, Torsten, Martin Schlather, and Henner Simianer. 2020. “MoBPS—Modular Breeding Program Simulator.” G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 10 (6): 1915–18. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401193.