Table 3 Square roots of MSE values (in cM) for both methods for two haplotype lengths: the QTL and its two flanking markers and the QTL and its four flanking markers

N _s

20

1.66

1.26

1.66

1.26

N _p

100

N _s

100

1.65

1.11

1.71

1.15

N _p

20

N _s

20

1.68

1.36

1.74

1.45

N _p

50

N _s

50

1.73

1.32

1.83

1.46

N _p

20

N _s

20

1.73

1.39

1.81

1.47

N _p

25

N _s

25

1.83

1.49

1.85

1.59

N _p

20

N _s

50

1.82

1.57

1.98

1.53

N _p

10

N _s

10

1.85

1.41

1.92

1.61

N _p

50