Different levels of genomic significance were used in assisted selection by markers to estimate the phenotypic value, the number of markers used in the selection and the percentage of favorable and unfavorable alleles fixed in a quantitative characteristic. A comparison among the levels 0.5; 1; 2; 4; 6; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18 and 20 was done by using the computer system of gene simulation (GENESYS), used for simulation of a genome consisted of a quantitative character with heritability equal to 0.20. From the initial population, the evaluation of the twelve levels of significance by selection assisted by markers was carried out using the phenotypic values obtained for 10 generations. The cluster method by composite link was applied by using the average Euclidean distance as dissimilarity measure among the genomic significances. There are similarities among the phenotypic values obtained with significance levels from 4 to 16%, which are superior to the highly significant (from 0.5 to 2%) and to the extremely suggestive levels (18 and 20%), because of the phenotypic gains obtained over generations under selections.
genomic significance; multivariate analysis; selection assisted by markers; simulation
