Table 3 Mapping features of the two parental linkage maps (Gal1056 and Oria6) and consensus map for the cross (GxO)

Total number of available markers

1,539

1,574

2,601

 SSRs loci

8

7

8

 SAMPL loci

29

33

55

 SNP loci

1,502

1,534

2,538

Total number of distorted markers^a

33 (2.1%)

36 (2.3%)

53 (2%)

Unlinked markers (%)

65 (4.2%)

78 (5%)

54 (2.1%)

Number of markers assigned to LG

1,474

1,496

2,547

 SSRs loci

8

7

8

 SAMPL loci

21

25

54

 SNP loci

1,445

1,464

2,485

Number of positioned markers^b

1,026 (66.7%)

1,184 (75.2%)

1,810 (69.6%)

 SSR loci

2 (25%)

3 (42.9%)

1 (12.5%)

 SAMPL loci

12 (41.4%)

12 (36.4%)

22 (40%)

 SNP loci

1,012 (67.4%)

1,169 (76.2%)

1,787 (70.4%)

Number of positioned genes^c

685

792

1,154

Number of distorted positioned markers

0

5

6

LG before alignments

17

16

13

Groups after alignments

12

12

12

Smallest LG before alignments

24 cM

28.7 cM

39.1 cM

Largest LG before alignments

141.9 cM

149.6 cM

165 cM

Average length LG ± SD before alignments (cM)

87.6 ± 42

92.9 ± 41.8

128.9 ± 31.8

Smallest group after alignments

76 cM

70.5 cM

116.1 cM

Largest groups after alignments

187.8 cM

149.6 cM

165 cM

Average length of a group ± SD after alignments (cM)

124.1 ± 26.9

123.9 ± 22.3

138.5 ± 17.1

Maximum distance between 2 adjacent markers

20 cM

28.8 cM

18.3 cM

Average distance between 2 adjacent markers ± SD^d

1.92 ± 2.7

1.66 ± 2.6

1.24 ± 1.9

Observed map length (cM)

1,488.7

1,486.8

1,662.3

Estimated map length (cM)

2,337.7

1,479.7

2,378.2

Observed map coverage

64%

100%

69.9%

Estimated map coverage

100%

100%

100%