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Table 6 Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapped using the half-sib regression analysis

From: Mapping of quantitative trait loci for flesh colour and growth traits in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Trait

Chr

Pos (cM)

F-ratio

Seg parsa

PVEb

Detect LC?d

Flesh colour

26

44

7.14***

6c

12.64

Y

 

4

57

6.46***

4c

11.28

Y

 

1

33

3.69**

2

5.66

Ye

 

9

9

3.21**

2

4.67

 
 

5

72

2.69**

3c

3.56

Ye

 

7

11

2.66**

3

3.52

Y

 

20

1

2.8*

3

3.8

Ye

 

6

82

2.71*

2

3.63

Ye

 

3

37

2.45*

1

3.08

 
 

19

1

2.35*

2

2.86

 
 

8

0

2.32*

3

2.81

 
 

29

0

2.29*

2

2.73

 

Body weight

4

1

3.95***

4c

6.17

Y

 

16

62

3.85**

3

6.01

 
 

7

10

3.41**

4

5.09

Y

 

10

15

2.72**

3c

3.62

Y

 

13

42

2.83*

2

3.88

Y

 

25

13

2.67*

1

3.53

 
 

5

20

2.59*

3c

3.35

Y

 

23

22

2.58*

2

3.34

 
 

11

17

2.42*

3

3

 
 

2

42

2.34*

2

2.85

 

Length

4

1

4.31***

4c

6.92

Y

 

10

10

3.28***

3 c

4.8

Y

 

16

61

3.85**

3

5.99

 
 

13

61

3.69**

5

5.67

Y

 

11

8

3.42**

2

5.11

Y

 

7

20

3.02**

3

4.28

Y

 

25

15

2.96*

1

4.15

 
 

23

13

2.77*

2

3.75

 
 

24

4

2.68*

2

3.56

 

Slaughter weight

4

1

4.00***

4c

6.27

Y

 

16

61

3.91**

3

6.13

 
 

7

10

3.43**

4

5.13

Y

 

13

60

2.83*

2

3.87

Y

 

10

16

2.69**

3c

3.58

Y

 

25

14

2.74*

1

3.69

 
 

23

22

2.64*

2

3.48

 
 

5

20

2.55*

3c

3.26

Y

 

11

19

2.44*

3

3.05

 
 

2

42

2.28*

2

2.72

 

K-factor

20

46

3.89**

4

6.08

Y

 

7

15

3.52**

3

5.31

Y

 

3

37

2.92*

2

4.06

 
 

1

54

2.9*

2

4.02

 
 

16

10

2.89*

2

3.99

 
 

14

6

2.76*

3

3.73

 
 

12

9

2.68*

2

3.55

 

Dressing %

11

21

2.79**

3

3.79

 
  1. *** Genome-wide significant QTL (P < 0.05)
  2. ** Chromosome-wide significant QTL (P < 0.01)
  3. * Chromosome-wide significant QTL (P < 0.05)
  4. a Number of segregating parents
  5. b Percentage of within family variance explained by the QTL
  6. c Segregating out of 12 parents (extra families genotyped in these linkage groups)
  7. d Detected using the line-cross analysis
  8. e QTL peak more than 20 cM from QTL peak in line-cross analysis