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Table 3 The percentage of white-throated sparrows sampled having various arrangements of chromosomes 2 and 3. Table adapted from [31]. Types A-C are all tan, whereas types D-G are all white.

From: The value of avian genomics to the conservation of wildlife

Studies

Tan

White

 

Type A

2233

Type B

2233a

Type C

223a3a

Type D

22m33

Type E

22m33a

Type F

22m3a3a

Type G

2m2m3a3a

Thorneycroft [31], males (N = 260)

0.45

4.00

32.00

0.45

13.00

50.00

-

This study, males (N = 24)

-

12.50

37.50

-

12.50

37.50

-

Thorneycroft [31], females (N = 137)

1.00

9.00

50.00

-

4.00

34.00

1.00

This study, females (N = 22)

-

9.09

22.70

-

9.09

59.09

-

This study, T × W parents (N = 26)

-

7.7

26.9

-

7.7

57.7

-

This study, W × T parents (N = 12)

-

25.0

33.3

-

8.3

33.3

-