

The interactive effects of the QTLs, with three alleles, A (MRL), B (SJL) and H (heterozygotes). (A) Shows epistatic interaction between loci D6Mit291 and D13Mit229. The Y-axis (leftside) shows hole residue in millimeters (mm), Y-axisright side loci D13Mit229 (a, h, and b) and theX-axis shows loci D6Mit291 (B, H, and A). The * means significantly different from the two extreme allelic combinations (Aa and Ba). (B) Shows epistatic interaction between loci D1Mit334 and D7Mit220. The Y-axis (left side) shows hole residue in millimeters (mm), Y-axis right side loci D1Mit334 (a, h, and b) and the X-axis shows loci D7Mit220 (H, B, and A). The * means significantly different from the two extreme allelic combinations (Ba and Ah alleles).











