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Table 3 Statistics for the QTL detected by interval mapping in cross ABC3 (MQM scores in brackets).

From: Support for the reproductive ground plan hypothesis of social evolution and major QTL for ovary traits of Africanized worker honey bees (Apis melliferaL.)

QTL

Average ovary size

Minimum ovary size

Maximum ovary size

Ovary asymmetry*

Chromos. 11 (Figure 2a)

LOD = 6.5 (8.3), 35.4% Var. expl.

LOD = 6.7 (6.7), 38.8% Var. expl.

LOD = 5.9 (7.0), 29.7% Var. expl.

LOD = 0.0 - 2.0 (0.0 - 2.6), 0.0 - 9.7% Var. expl.

Chromos. 5

LOD = 2.0 (1.6), 16.4% Var. expl.

LOD = 2.3 (1.4), 18.2% Var. expl.

LOD = 1.7 (1.1), 14.4% Var. expl.

LOD = 0.5 - 1.1 (0.1 - 0.2), 5.1 - 13.5% Var. expl.

Chromos. 10

LOD = 1.9 (3.1), 16.0% Var. expl.

LOD = 1.6 (2.5), 14.0% Var. expl.

LOD = 2.0 (3.0), 16.8% Var. expl.

LOD = 0.0 - 0.6 (0.0 - 0.9), 0.2 - 3.6% Var. expl.

Chromos. 4 (Figure 3a)

LOD = 0.5 (0.3), 3.5% Var. expl.

LOD = 0.9 (1.6), 5.6% Var. expl.

LOD = 0.3 (0.5), 1.8% Var. expl.

LOD = 2.6 - 4.0 (2.6 - 4.2), 18.0 - 28.9% Var. expl.

Chromos. 2

LOD = 1.4 (2.3), 6.8% Var. expl.

LOD = 1.3 (1.8), 6.8% Var. expl.

LOD = 1.3 (2.2), 6.6% Var. expl.

LOD = 0.0 - 0.6 (0.1 - 0.2), 1.1 - 4.0% Var. expl.

  1. * Values describe the range of 3 different asymmetry measures.