Figure 2.

Composite r² between syntenic marker pairs as a function of predicted marker distance (cM) for red deer LGs 23 (A, B), 11 (C, D), and 5 (E, F) in white-tailed deer and mule deer. Marker distances were inferred from the bovine map (Ihara et al. 2004). Exponential decay regression lines (y = y₀ + ae^−bx) were fitted. All coefficients tested significant (P < 0.05) except for LG5 in mule deer (F).