A first-generation microsatellite-based genetic linkage map of the Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus): insights into avian genome evolution

Table 1 Characteristics of the best-position and framework maps for Siberian jay

LG	Best-position map (cM)						Framework map (cM)
	No. of loci	Sex average	♀	♂	Average inter-marker distance^a	Ratio of ♀/♂ maps	No. of loci	Sex average	♀	♂	Average inter-marker distance^a	Ratio of ♀/♂ maps
LG1	29	185.6	213.6	168.3	6.87	1.27	20	167.0	182.8	156.7	8.35	1.17
LG2	27	181.5	229.2	141.3	6.72	1.62	21	141.3	212.1	116.8	6.73	1.82
LG3	13	182.6	197.9	171.1	16.6	1.16	10	170.2	175.5	171.3	17.02	1.02
LG4	11	98.2	110	86.7	9.82	1.27	9	76.0	88.3	63.8	8.44	1.38
LG5	8	85.2	92.9	82.1	12.17	1.13	7	83.9	93.4	78.4	11.99	1.19
LG6	6	78.2	98.9	65.4	15.64	1.51	3	14.4	15.5	13.2	4.80	1.17
LG7	3	26.4	24.3	32.3	13.2	0.75	2	14.2	9.8	22.4	7.10	0.44
LG8	2	14.5	9.2	19.1	15.5	0.48	2	14.5	9.2	19.1	7.25	0.48
LG9	2	10.6	12.4	7.7	10.6	1.61	2	10.6	12.4	7.7	5.30	1.61
LGA^b	101	862.8	988.4	774	9.69	1.28	76	692.1	799	649.4	9.11	1.23
LGZ	6	23.8	10.6	48.9	4.76	0.22	5	22.1	10.6	44.8	4.42	0.24

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