TABLE 4.

Existing linkage group lengths, number of SSRs, RFLPs, and other marker types including RAPD, AFLP, and classical and isozyme loci in the Song et al. (2004) consensus genetic linkage map and newly mapped genes

	Linkage group length and preexisting marker nos.					Newly mapped genes
Linkage group	Length (cM)	SSR	RFLP	Other marker types	Total markers	Observed	Predicted based on LG length	χ2
A1	102.3	50	37	0	87	53	46	1.07
A2	165.7	64	46	6	116	78	75	0.12
B1	131.8	35	33	3	71	47	65	4.98
B2	125.0	36	42	10	88	47	51	0.31
C1	136.1	43	23	4	70	51	36	6.25
C2	157.9	53	44	3	100	53	70	4.13
D1a	120.9	53	37	11	101	45	52	0.94
D1b	138.0	58	19	4	81	57	69	2.09
D2	140.9	60	19	8	87	77	61	4.20
E	71.3	43	47	13	103	70	50	8.00*
F	151.4	64	41	8	113	72	69	0.13
G	126.0	63	53	13	129	68	53	4.25
H	124.0	38	41	5	84	48	57	1.42
I	120.9	40	32	4	76	54	59	0.42
J	91.2	50	43	5	98	74	44	20.45*
K	120.0	59	24	9	92	69	49	8.16*
L	117.0	52	43	4	99	41	53	2.72
M	146.3	51	24	3	78	39	64	9.77*
N	117.2	45	29	8	82	48	51	0.18
O	146.4	57	32	4	93	51	67	3.82
Total	2550.3	1014	709	125	1848	1141

^*Significant deviation (P ≤ 0.01) from the predicted number of genes based on linkage group length.