Table 4.
Genotype means for the informative marker nearest to the estimated QTL position
| Chromosome | Marker | WL–WLa | WL-SLK | SLK–SLK | Proportion of the phenotypic difference between the breeds explained by the QTL (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incubation status (scored 1–3 with 3 corresponding to no incubation) | |||||
| 5 | rs13586520 | 1.7 | 1.97 | 1.62 | −4 |
| E22C19W28 | ROS0054 | 1.56 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 20 |
| 19 | rs15050199 | 1.89 | 1.65 | 1.91 | 1 |
| 1 | MCW0112 | 1.89 | 1.82 | 1.37 | −26 |
| 18 | ADL0304 | 1.739 | 1.91 | 1.98 | 12.05 |
| Early incubation behaviour (scored 1 or 2, with 2 corresponding to incubation) | |||||
| 8 | MCW0275 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.21 | 12 |
| 26 | ADL0330 | 1.15 | 1.05 | 1.08 | −7.5 |
| 1 | LEI0146 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.09 | −5.4 |
aGenotypes were attributed using the alleles that were fixed in the founder WL and SLK breeds
bDifference between the homozygote means divided by the difference between the founder breeds means for each trait (2 × additive/trait breed difference)