Table 1.

Recombination Within, and Frequency of Markers Identified from, Chromosomes in the Wis Strain of Eimeria tenella

Chromosome no. Linkage groups Approximate size (megabase pairs of DNA) No. crossovers in 22 progeny Percentage of markers identified
1 1, 21.05121.4
2 3, 41.201313.2
3 52.0172.9
4 62.230.5
 5 or 6 7 3/3.572.0
 7 or 8 83.501.6
9 94.561.6
10104.5101.6
111153325.0
1212, 13, 145.5192.0
1315>61515.1
1416>642.9
Unlinked groups1–5730.6