Dissecting tocopherols content in maize (Zea mays L.), using two segregating populations and high-density single nucleotide polymorphism markers

Table 2 Marker characteristics by chromosome for the two linkage maps and the consensus map

Population	Description	chr1	chr2	chr3	chr4	chr5	chr6	chr7	chr8	chr9	chr10	EL^a
K22/CI7	Number of markers	55	39	48	45	55	45	37	44	36	25	429
	Length(cM)	202.3	132	154.1	144.9	194.4	138.6	105.5	135.7	104.6	77.2	1389.3
	Average interval(cM)	3.75	3.47	3.28	3.29	3.6	3.15	2.93	3.16	2.99	3.22	3.25
K22/Dan340	Number of markers	52	22	39	20	30	41	30	46	31	33	344
	Length (cM)	249.7	170.7	162.8	137.7	154.5	140.2	143.2	166.5	130.7	111.5	1567.5
	Average of interval	4.9	8.13	4.28	7.25	5.33	3.51	4.94	3.7	4.36	3.48	4.57
Common^b	Number of markers	17	10	19	13	15	23	10	18	19	10	154
Consensus^c	Number of markers	90	51	68	52	70	63	57	72	48	48	619
	Length(cM) (cM)	250.8	168	166.1	149	211.4	156.7	139.2	166.3	129.3	112.4	1649.03
	Average interval(cM)	2.82	3.36	2.48	2.92	3.06	2.53	2.49	2.34	2.75	2.39	2.67

^a entire linkage; ^b these markers exist in the two linkage maps; ^c the linkage map through integrating the two linkage maps into one map with the same markers.

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