Table 3.
Pearson Correlations and P Values for Pairwise Comparisons of Marker and Phenotypic Data Sets among the S5 Generation Resynthesized B. napus Polyploids
| No. DNA Losses | No. cDNA Losses | No. Methylation Changes | Phenotypic Variability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. DNA lossesa | P < 0.0001 | P = 0.7544 | P = 0.0041 | |
| No. cDNA lossesa | r = 0.742 | P = 0.6716 | P = 0.0134 | |
| No. methylation changesa | r = 0.048 | r = 0.065 | P = 0.2127 | |
| Phenotypic variabilitya | r = 0.424 | r = 0.370 | r = 0.192 |
a
DNA = total DNA fragment losses/line; cDNA = total cDNA fragment losses/line; methylation = total methylation changes (sum of fragment loss, fragment reversions, novel fragments across HpaII and MspI blots)/line; phenotypic variability = sum of sd from the mean of all traits/line).