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. 1994 Jan;136(1):231–245. doi: 10.1093/genetics/136.1.231

A Microsatellite Linkage Map of the Porcine Genome

G A Rohrer 1, L J Alexander 1, J W Keele 1, T P Smith 1, C W Beattie 1
PMCID: PMC1205775  PMID: 8138161

Abstract

We report the most extensive genetic linkage map for a livestock species produced to date. We have linked 376 microsatellite (MS) loci with seven restriction fragment length polymorphic loci in a backcross reference population. The 383 markers were placed into 24 linkage groups which span 1997 cM. Seven additional MS did not fall into a linkage group. Linkage groups are assigned to 13 autosomes and the X chromosome (haploid n = 19). This map provides the basis for genetic analysis of quantitative inheritance of phenotypic and physiologic traits in swine.

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