Table 1. Summary of craniofacial and cave-associated QTL evaluated in this study.
| Trait | Linkage group(s) | MR LOD score | EM LOD score | HK LOD score | Significance threshold LOD (P < 0.05) | Genotype | Overlapping traits identified in Protas et al. (2007) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albinism | 5 | OCA2 (33.3) | OCA2 (33.7) | OCA2 (33.2) | 3.9 | CC, albino; SS, wild type | No trait |
| Right eye | 7, 20 | 234B (6.62); NYU14 (6.81) | NYU14 (7.07) | NYU14 (7.12) | 3.9 | CC, reduced eye; SS, wild type | Eye; eye and lens L |
| Left eye | 7, 20 | 234B (6.13); NYU14 (10.7) | 234B (7.44); NYU14 (10.34) | 234B (7.37); NYU14 (10.13) | 3.7 | CC, reduced eye; SS, wild type | Eye; eye and lens L |
| R SO1+2 fusion | 1, 6, 27 | 119C (3.28); 229B (3.48) | 229B (3.47) | 215D (3.33); 229B (4.41) | 3.8 | CC, fusion; SS, wild type | Mel D; eye and MaxTth |
| R SO2 area | 6, 7, 27 | 119C (4.43); 209A (3.42); 229B (3.72) | 110B (3.46); 229B (3.84) | 229B (3.94) | 3.7 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | Mel D; no trait; eye and MaxTth |
| L SO2 area | 6, 7, 27 | 209A (3.74); 229B (4.15) | NYU27 (3.88); 229B (4.28) | — | 3.7 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | Lens E; no trait; eye and MaxTth |
| R SO3 area | 18, 27 | 55B (2.56); 229B (3.41) | 55B (3.24); 229B (3.66) | 55B (3.24); 229B (3.66) | 3.7 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | Tbuds; eye and MaxTth |
| L SO3 area | 18, 27 | 55B (3.11); 229B (3.15) | 55B (3.93); 229B (3.28) | 55B (4.02); 229B (3.02) | 3.8 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | Tbuds; eye and MaxTth |
| R SO3 no. | 23, 26 | 206A (5.43); NYU53 (7.31) | — | 206A (5.34) | 3.8 | CC, fragmentation; SS, wild type | Mel A; no trait |
| R SO4 area | 26 | 214F (3.08) | — | — | 3.7 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | No trait; eye and MaxTth |
| L SO4 area | 15, 26, 27 | 222E (4.03); 214F (3.96); 229B (3.75) | 229B (3.80) | — | 3.9 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | No trait; eye and MaxTth; no trait |
| L SO4+5 fusion | 11 | 112A (3.03) | — | — | 3.8 | CC, fusion; SS, wild type | Maxil |
| R SO5 area | 26 | 216C (3.28) | — | NYU53 (3.11) | 3.6 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | Dent |
| L SO5 area | 26 | 2B (3.08) | — | — | 3.8 | CC, larger area; SS, wild type | Dent |
| Standard length | 15 | — | 222E (4.53) | — | 3.6 | CS, longest | NA |
| Sex | 25 | 214D (18.3) | — | — | 3.7 | NA | Anal Fin Ray |
L, left; R, right.