TABLE 1.
Percent Phenotypic Variance that Each QTL Represents
| QTL | Chr | Position (cM) | Nearest marker | (%) Variancea | p value |
| Q1 | 15 | 46.4 | z21165 | 4.43 | 0.005 |
| Q2 | 22 | 15 | z9402 | 5.64 | 0.001 |
| Q3 | 22 | 19.1 | AHR2 | 5.49 | 0.001 |
| Q4 | 22 | 32.4 | z7125 | 4.21 | 0.007 |
| Q5 | 23 | 0 | cTNNT2 | 1.47 | 0.187 |
| Q6 | 23 | 62 | z3157 | 7.05 | 0.000 |
| Q7 | 23 | 75.9 | z59202 | 5.94 | 0.000 |
| Q5:Q7 | 23 | 0::75.9 | cTNNT2::z59202 | 14.01 | 0.000 |
Note. Multiple QTL model: y ∼ Q1 + Q2 + Q3 + Q4 + Q5 + Q6 + Q7 + Q5:Q7. Total % variance explained by fully interacting model = 23.86%, LOD = 13.55, p = 2.6 × 10−10.
a
Single QTL model.