Table 2 Comparison of the linkage map constructed in this work to those constructed for other conifers
Species | No. of mapped markers | Markers | No. of linkage groups | Observed map length in cM (Kosambi) | Average distance between markers (cM) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pinus pinaster | 1182 | 1161 AFLPs, 14 SSRs, 7 ESTs | 12 | 1994 | 1.7 | Ritter et al. 2002 |
Picea abies | 755 | 661 AFLPs, 74 SSRs, 18 ESTPs, the 5S rDNA, the early cone formation | 12 | 2035 | 2.6 | Acheré et al. 2004 |
Picea glauca | 821 | 461 AFLPs, 317 SNPs, 12 SSRs, 31 ESTPs | 12 | 2304 | 2.8 | Pavy et al. 2008 |
Picea mariana | 1111 | 809 AFLPs, 255 SAMPL, 42 SSRs, 5 ESTPs | 12 | 1914 | 1.7 | Kang et al. 2010 |
Cryptomeria japonica | 1262 | 968 SNPs, 121 CAPS, 117 RFLPs, 34 SSRs, 16 EST-SSRs, 1 ALP | 11 | 1405 | 1.1 | This study |