Figure 2

Average LD values as a function of marker distance for the initial population and four expanded populations of sizes 50000, 25000, 10000 and 50000, using scaling factors λ = 1 (unscaled), 2, 5, and 5 respectively. The y-axis is plotted in log scale to distinguish LD curves in low LD regions. Marker distances were cut into bins of 10 kbp. For example, the average LD at point 200 kbp represents the mean pairwise LD values of all pairs of markers that were 200 kbp to 210 kbp apart.