Table 1.
Population data for all five markers
| Marker | BM1815 | OLADRB | OLADRBps | OMHC1 | BM1818 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of animals screened | 961 | 1,209 | 887 | 1,025 | 893 |
| No. of alleles | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Heterozygosity | 0.506 | 0.796 | 0.788 | 0.581 | 0.655 |
| Hardy–Weinberg exact test P value | 0.16 | 0.97 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.38 |
Three microsatellites within the MHC (OLADRB, OLADRBps, and OMHC1) and two microsatellites flanking the MHC (BM1815 and BM1818) were screened in newborn Soay lambs (1985–1994 cohorts). The numbers of individuals screened, the number of alleles found, and heterozygosity are shown for each locus. Hardy–Weinberg exact tests were calculated by the Markov-chain method for multiple alleles (54).