Table 3. Summary of microsatellite marker-based comparative mapping showing maximum syntenic relationships of foxtail millet chromosomes with sorghum, maize and rice chromosomes.

Foxtail millet chromosomes	Sorghum chromosomes	Maize chromosomes	Rice chromosomes
Chr.1	Chr.4 (17, 68%)	Chr.4 (8, 38.1%) & Chr.5 (6, 28.6%)	Chr.2 (11, 84.6%)
Chr.2	Chr.2 (20, 95.2%)	Chr.7 (10, 52.6%) & Chr.2 (6, 31.6%)	Chr.7 (7, 50%) & Chr.9 (4, 28.6%)
Chr.3	Chr.9 (15, 60%) & Chr.8 (5, 20%)	Chr.6 (10, 50%) & Chr.1 (3, 15%)	Chr. 5 (7, 41.2%) & Chr.12 (3, 17.6%)
Chr.4	Chr.10 (16, 88.9%)	Chr.6 (7, 46.6%) & Chr.9 (5, 33.3%)	Chr.6 (7, 87.5%)
Chr.5	Chr.3 (27, 93.1%)	Chr.3 (14, 53.8%) & Chr.8 (9, 34.6%)	Chr.1 (13, 81.3%)
Chr.6	Chr.7 (12, 75%)	Chr.1 (5, 45.4%) & Chr.4 (4, 36.4%)	Chr.8 (6, 66.7%)
Chr.7	Chr. 6 (15, 57.7%)	Chr.2 (10, 40%) & Chr.10 (9, 36%)	Chr.4 (11, 68.7%)
Chr.8	Chr.5 (4, 40%) & Chr.8 (3, 30%)	Chr.2 (4, 44.4%) & Chr.4 (2, 22.2%)	Chr.1 (4, 44.4%) & Chr.11 (4, 44.4%)
Chr.9	Chr.1 (51, 96.2%)	Chr.1 (29, 53.7%), Chr.9 (10, 18.5%) & Chr5 (9, 16.7%)	Chr.3 (22, 64.7%) & Chr.10 (6, 17.65%)