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Table 4 Genotype means for the informative marker nearest to the estimated QTL position

From: Genetic loci inherited from hens lacking maternal behaviour both inhibit and paradoxically promote this behaviour

Chromosome

Marker

WL–WLa

WL-SLK

SLK–SLK

Proportion of the phenotypic difference between the breeds explained by the QTL (%)b

Incubation status (scored 1–3 with 3 corresponding to no incubation)

 5

rs13586520

1.7

1.97

1.62

−4

 E22C19W28

ROS0054

1.56

1.94

1.96

20

 19

rs15050199

1.89

1.65

1.91

1

 1

MCW0112

1.89

1.82

1.37

−26

 18

ADL0304

1.739

1.91

1.98

12.05

Early incubation behaviour (scored 1 or 2, with 2 corresponding to incubation)

 8

MCW0275

1.09

1.07

1.21

12

 26

ADL0330

1.15

1.05

1.08

−7.5

 1

LEI0146

1.14

1.05

1.09

−5.4

  1. aGenotypes were attributed using the alleles that were fixed in the founder WL and SLK breeds
  2. bDifference between the homozygote means divided by the difference between the founder breeds means for each trait (2 × additive/trait breed difference)
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