Table 2.
Genomic windows and percentage of additive genetic variance (Va%) in the four hair whorl phenotypes explained by each window.
| Phenotype | Genomic Window (Chromosome: Start Position–End Position in bp) | Va% |
|---|---|---|
| POS | 17: 45,252,386–49,471,423 2: 104,112,526–108,667,352 5: 7,191,873–11,827,369 |
51.31 4.56 4.41 |
| NUM | 1: 54,370,083–58,251,385 19: 49,710,771–53,302,322 23: 17,020,869–20,697,071 |
26.80 6.46 4.25 |
| NUML | 5: 29,306,930–34,034,348 11: 50,127,066–53,788,216 |
14.06 8.48 |
| NUMR | 7: 70,662,347–74,512,078 | 81.96 |
POS: position of hair whorls on the head; NUM: number of hair whorls on the head; NUML and NUMR: number of hair whorls on the left and right side of the neck, respectively.