TABLE 1.

Linkage of genetic markers located on chromosome 18 to the high transcription levels of GR in SPRET/Ei mice

Markera	Positionb	nc	LRS	%d	p valuee	95% CIf
D18Mit119	16	170	21.5	12	<10−5	26
D18Mit163	20	80	21.9	12	<10−5	26
D18Mit58	24	158	47.7	24	<10−5	13
D18Mit238	31	164	39.9	21	<10−5	15
D18Mit186	45	168	16.7	9	0.00004	33

^a Microsatellites.

^b Expressed in centimorgans, according to the Mouse Genome Informatics website.

^c Population size.

^d Observed variance attributed to this locus as a percent of total trait variance.

^e Point-wise p values; the probability of obtaining the observed LRS value by chance.

^f Confidence interval according to Darvasi and Soller (82).