Summary of Disentangling Genotype and Environment Specific Latent Features For Improved Trait Prediction Using a Compositional Autoencoder, by Anirudha Powadi et al.
Disentangling Genotype and Environment Specific Latent Features for Improved Trait Prediction using a Compositional Autoencoder
by Anirudha Powadi, Talukder Zaki Jubery, Michael C. Tross, James C. Schnable, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian
First submitted to arxiv on: 25 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Genomics (q-bio.GN)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The study introduces a compositional autoencoder framework to disentangle the interplay between genotypic and environmental factors in high-dimensional phenotype data for trait prediction in plant breeding. Traditional methods, using PCA or autoencoders, don’t separate these factors. By decomposing data into genotype-specific and environment-specific latent features, the CAE framework can enhance predictive models. The study hypothesizes that disentangling these features will improve predictive accuracy. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research uses a special kind of computer model to understand how plants are affected by their genes and environment. Right now, scientists use simple ways to look at this data, but it’s not very good at predicting things like the height of a plant. The researchers want to find a better way by breaking down the data into two parts: what makes the plant’s genes make it tall, and what makes its environment affect its height. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Autoencoder » Pca
