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. 2008 Nov;180(3):1707–1724. doi: 10.1534/genetics.107.082867

TABLE 2.

Orthogonal contrasts for the analysis of design III

Contrast Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic 0 0 0 Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic 0 Inline graphic Inline graphic 0 Inline graphic Inline graphic 0 Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic

Inline graphic is the genotypic mean of the backcross progenies from F2 parents with marker genotype g backcrossed to parental line j (j = 2, 1). Only coefficients of Inline graphic, Inline graphic, and Inline graphic are given for Inline graphic means. The coefficients of Inline graphic, Inline graphic, and Inline graphic for Inline graphic are the same as those for Inline graphic. Inline graphic, Inline graphic, and Inline graphic have the same coefficients as Inline graphic, Inline graphic, and Inline graphic for Inline graphic; but for Inline graphic, the coefficients have opposite signs.