Table 3.
Summary of the additive, dominant, and epistatic effects of all significant InDels for each trait in P. tomentosa natural population.
| Trait | No. of interacting InDelsa | Epistatic pairs (InDel–InDel) | No. of genes | Epistatic pairs (gene–gene) | No. of interacting InDels under additive and dominance | No. of genes harboring three genetic effectsb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α-Cellulose | 142 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 18 | 18 |
| Hemicellulose | 121 | 94 | 97 | 92 | 11 | 11 |
| Holocellulose | 146 | 140 | 117 | 136 | 24 | 21 |
| Lignose | 85 | 55 | 74 | 54 | 10 | 10 |
| Fiber length | 110 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 11 | 10 |
| Fiber width | 115 | 87 | 95 | 87 | 17 | 17 |
| MFA | 77 | 50 | 66 | 50 | 9 | 9 |
| H | 42 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 4 |
| DBH | 94 | 63 | 84 | 62 | 10 | 10 |
| V | 207 | 279 | 164 | 273 | 30 | 28 |
| Total | 517 | 940 | 290 | 906 | 58 | 53 |
No., number; MFA, microfiber angle; DBH, diameter at breast height; H, stem height; V, stem volume; Lignin, lignin content; Holocellulose, holocellulose content; α-Cellulose, α-cellulose content; Hemicellulose, hemicellulose content. aThe significance threshold of P ≤ 1E-04 under epistasis. bThe number of significant genes showing additive, dominance, and epistatic effects for each trait.