Table 1.

Characteristics of the Ovine Linkage Map

Chr Framework map (cM) Best positions map (cM)
sex av female male number of loci sex av female male number of loci
1341.1317.6 365.6 62346.4322.4 372.9 109
2308.1288.4 328.8 51306.3287.4 325.9 90
3321.3 327.3 316.151326.5 331.2 322.593
4129.0115.6 140.4 20134.7127.8 141.5 35
5152.7153.5 189.1 23150.4150.0 159.2 41
6154.5127.2 179.2 31157.8132.8 181.1 57
7134.3125.7 235.0 19145.0141.5 250.1 44
8124.5117.7 129.9 19126.7122.5 130.1 35
9126.3115.3 135.8 22126.9119.3 133.9 38
10100.495.4 105.0 20100.496.6 103.8 29
11118.6105.7 132.1 21127.1114.3 143.6 33
1293.882.0 104.1 15102.486.4 107.1 28
13131.8 153.1 128.815137.3 169.2 128.830
14115.593.8 137.3 17118.498.6 137.8 32
15111.899.8 123.6 20124.7101.5 146.3 41
1680.879.4 82.6 1387.881.2 93.9 26
17120.596.0 143.2 19127.3110.0 141.3 34
18120.0109.3 133.8 19123.9108.6 145.1 34
1974.463.1 87.3 1372.666.3 86.3 25
2080.771.9 93.3 1687.080.3 99.7 31
2174.158.1 87.8 1175.458.9 88.5 23
2285.065.9 100.0 1583.762.7 98.7 21
2376.165.3 87.8 1073.362.8 84.3 17
2488.9 102.9 79.91497.3 106.8 90.329
2569.258.7 76.4 1169.956.2 78.8 20
2670.256.5 84.3 1070.758.1 84.3 20
Total  autosomal3403.63145.23807.25573499.93253.43875.81015
X80.7121.055.81688.3132.158.647