Table 2.
QTLs interactions modeling (additive model) and estimation of the proportion of the cercarial production variance (%var) explained by each of the loci involved in the phenotype. Together, the 5 QTLs explained 28.56% of variation in transmission stage production in S. mansoni parasites
| Loci |
LOD |
%var |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full additive model (all 5 QTLs) |
29.8 | 28.56 | 0 |
| chr. 1 | 9.52 | 8.10 | 5.49x10−10 |
| chr. 2 | 4.6 | 3.80 | 3.38x10−5 |
| chr. 3 | 7.26 | 6.10 | 8.49x10−8 |
| chr. 4 | 4.26 | 3.52 | 7.06x10−5 |
| chr. 5 | 6.66 | 5.57 | 3.31x10−7 |