Deep Generative Models for Discrete Genotype Simulation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09212v1
• Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:56:03 GMT
• Title: Deep Generative Models for Discrete Genotype Simulation
• Authors: Sihan Xie, Thierry Tribout, Didier Boichard, Blaise Hanczar, Julien Chiquet, Eric Barrey,
• Abstract summary: This study explores generating genotype data in both unconditioned and phenotype-conditioned settings.<n>We developed and evaluated commonly used generative models, including Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), Diffusion Models, and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)<n>Our results show that these models can effectively capture genetic patterns and preserve genotype-phenotype association.
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• Abstract: Deep generative models open new avenues for simulating realistic genomic data while preserving privacy and addressing data accessibility constraints. While previous studies have primarily focused on generating gene expression or haplotype data, this study explores generating genotype data in both unconditioned and phenotype-conditioned settings, which is inherently more challenging due to the discrete nature of genotype data. In this work, we developed and evaluated commonly used generative models, including Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), Diffusion Models, and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), and proposed adaptation tailored to discrete genotype data. We conducted extensive experiments on large-scale datasets, including all chromosomes from cow and multiple chromosomes from human. Model performance was assessed using a well-established set of metrics drawn from both deep learning and quantitative genetics literature. Our results show that these models can effectively capture genetic patterns and preserve genotype-phenotype association. Our findings provide a comprehensive comparison of these models and offer practical guidelines for future research in genotype simulation. We have made our code publicly available at https://github.com/SihanXXX/DiscreteGenoGen.

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