Table 1 Comparative features of the maternal and paternal linkage maps of the New Zealand and Slovenian mapping populations
| Â | New Zealand population | Slovenian population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Nugget | S.B.L. 3/3 | Hallertauer Magnum | S.B.L. 2/1 |
|  | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ |
No. markers on map | 286 | 157 | 169 | 121 |
No. unique positions on map | 80 | 42 | 106 | 63 |
No. linkage groups formed | 10/11 | 8 | 10 / 14 | 10 / 11 |
cM of the genome covered | 231.8 | 243.0 | 555.8 | 306.3 |
Average distance between markers | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
Largest interval between markers | 36.3 | 36.1 | 40.9 | 32.5 |
No. markers with segregation distortion | 136 | 127 | 68 | 76 |