Table 4.

Summary of SSR loci with unique flanking sequences identified in tested maize genomes

Motifs	Average SSRs		Total SSRs		Common SSRs		Common SSRs with polymorphism
	No.	%a	No.	%b	No.	%c	No.	%
MNR	43 030.4	55.19	103 486	67.54	12 029	54.31	4588	38.14
DNR	25 733.2	74.6	52 876	81.05	8630	79.87	3776	43.75
TNR	6689.9	48.09	15 946	61.54	2755	59.53	560	20.33
TTR	2397.2	81.94	5658	86.09	652	83.27	142	21.78
PNR	3355.4	80.69	7481	84.64	950	83.11	129	13.58
HNR	1535.8	68.94	3640	74.74	422	74.17	45	10.66
Total	82 741.9	60.98	189 087	71.45	25 437	63.47	9240	36.33

MNR, DNR, TNR, TTR, PNR, and HNR indicate mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexa-nucleotide SSRs.

^aPercentage of the average number of SSRs with unique flanking sequences against all for every tested maize genome.

^bPercentage of total SSR number with unique flanking sequences against all identified in 17 maize lines.

^cPercentage of the common loci against all that are the same in 17 maize lines.