Table 1.
Summary of foot feathering QTL.
| Trait | LG | Loc (cM) | Scaffold | Position | LOD | PVE | Mean ± S.D. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | SF | FF | |||||||
| Proportion tarsus feathered | 11 | 117 | 79 | 9,205,286 | 7.69 | 28.4 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.58 ± 0.03** | 0.80 ± 0.04*** |
| Number of toe feathers | 11 | 124 | 79 | 12,325,977 | 6.73 | 21.3 | 43.6 ± 8.9 | 67.3 ± 6.5* | 105.3 ± 8.1*** |
| Number of toe feathers | 20 | 15 | 95 | 1,451,127 | 5.36 | 16.5 | 45.3 ± 8.1 | 78.2 ± 6.5** | 100.3 ± 9.9*** |
| Toe feather length (mm) | 20 | 0 | 70 | 136,746 | 20.89 | 52.2 | 5.2 ± 2.3 | 19.9 ± 2.0*** | 37.3 ± 2.5*** |
| Toe feather length (mm) | 11 | 124 | 79 | 12,325,977 | 8.51 | 15.8 | 11.4 ± 3.3 | 18.7 ± 2.4* | 28.5 ± 3.0** |
LG, linkage group; Loc, genetic location of peak LOD score in centimorgans; S, allele from scaled parent; PVE, percent variance explained; F, allele from feathered parent; LOD, log10 odds ratio. (Welch two sample t-test of means compared to SS homozygote; *p≤ 0.05, **p≤0.005, ***p≤0.0005.).