Number of statistical evaluations when searching for two, three, or four QTL using a conditioned search for additional interacting QTL, or a simultaneous search for two or more interacting QTL using a genetic algorithm, or an exhaustive enumerative search with a stepsize of 1 cM
| Search method | No. of evaluations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Two QTL | Three QTL | Four QTL | |
| Conditional search | 4 × 103 | 6 × 103 | 8 × 103 |
| Genetic algorithm-based search | 1.7 × 104 | 2 × 104 | 4 × 104 |
| Exhaustive enumerative search | 2.0 × 106 | 1.3 × 108 | 6.6 × 1011 |