Probability models for detecting transgenic plants

When detecting the adventitious presence of transgenic plants (AP), it is important to use an appropriate testing method in the laboratory. Dorfman's group testing method is effective for reducing the number of laboratory analyses, but does not consider the case where AP is diluted below the sensiti...

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Autores principales: Hernández-Suárez, Carlos M., Montesinos-López, Osval A., McLaren, Graham, Crossa, José
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166336
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author Hernández-Suárez, Carlos M.
Montesinos-López, Osval A.
McLaren, Graham
Crossa, José
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Hernández-Suárez, Carlos M.
McLaren, Graham
Montesinos-López, Osval A.
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Montesinos-López, Osval A.
McLaren, Graham
Crossa, José
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description When detecting the adventitious presence of transgenic plants (AP), it is important to use an appropriate testing method in the laboratory. Dorfman's group testing method is effective for reducing the number of laboratory analyses, but does not consider the case where AP is diluted below the sensitivity of the analyses, which causes the rate of false negatives to increase. The objective of this study is to propose binomial and negative binomial probabilistic models for determining the required sample size (n), number of pools (g), and size of the pool (k) for detecting individuals possessing AP with a probability ≥ (1 − α) (for a small α) given: (1) pool size (k); (2) estimated proportion of individuals with AP in the population (p); (3) concentration of the trait of interest (AP) in individual seeds (w); and (4) detection limit of the test (c) (AP concentration in a pool below which it cannot be detected). The proposed models consider the different rates of false positives (δ) and false negatives (λ), and the assessment of consumer and producer risks. Results have shown that when using the negative binomial, a required sample sizencan be determined that guarantees a high probability thatmindividuals orgpools containing AP will be found. The pools formed have an optimum size, such that one element with AP will be detected at a low cost. The negative binomial distribution should be used when it is known that the proportion of individuals with AP in the population isp < 0.1; thus, it is guaranteed thatmindividuals orgpools of individuals with AP will be detected with high probability.
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spelling CGSpace1663362024-12-19T14:12:14Z Probability models for detecting transgenic plants Hernández-Suárez, Carlos M. Montesinos-López, Osval A. McLaren, Graham Crossa, José costs methodology models populations seeds transgenic plants When detecting the adventitious presence of transgenic plants (AP), it is important to use an appropriate testing method in the laboratory. Dorfman's group testing method is effective for reducing the number of laboratory analyses, but does not consider the case where AP is diluted below the sensitivity of the analyses, which causes the rate of false negatives to increase. The objective of this study is to propose binomial and negative binomial probabilistic models for determining the required sample size (n), number of pools (g), and size of the pool (k) for detecting individuals possessing AP with a probability ≥ (1 − α) (for a small α) given: (1) pool size (k); (2) estimated proportion of individuals with AP in the population (p); (3) concentration of the trait of interest (AP) in individual seeds (w); and (4) detection limit of the test (c) (AP concentration in a pool below which it cannot be detected). The proposed models consider the different rates of false positives (δ) and false negatives (λ), and the assessment of consumer and producer risks. Results have shown that when using the negative binomial, a required sample sizencan be determined that guarantees a high probability thatmindividuals orgpools containing AP will be found. The pools formed have an optimum size, such that one element with AP will be detected at a low cost. The negative binomial distribution should be used when it is known that the proportion of individuals with AP in the population isp < 0.1; thus, it is guaranteed thatmindividuals orgpools of individuals with AP will be detected with high probability. 2008-06 2024-12-19T12:56:08Z 2024-12-19T12:56:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166336 en Cambridge University Press Hernández-Suárez, Carlos M.; Montesinos-López, Osval A.; McLaren, Graham and Crossa, José. 2008. Probability models for detecting transgenic plants. Seed Sci. Res., Volume 18 no. 2 p. 77-89
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methodology
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populations
seeds
transgenic plants
Hernández-Suárez, Carlos M.
Montesinos-López, Osval A.
McLaren, Graham
Crossa, José
Probability models for detecting transgenic plants
title Probability models for detecting transgenic plants
title_full Probability models for detecting transgenic plants
title_fullStr Probability models for detecting transgenic plants
title_full_unstemmed Probability models for detecting transgenic plants
title_short Probability models for detecting transgenic plants
title_sort probability models for detecting transgenic plants
topic costs
methodology
models
populations
seeds
transgenic plants
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