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Table 1 Markers used for linkage and QTL analysis SSC No. Marker Locus a) Type b) Reference Average position (cM) c) 1 SW1514 SWR485 S0008 SW2130 IGF1R SW307 S0082 SW780 TPM2 SW803 TGFBR1 SW705 EAA MS MS MS MS SNP MS MS MS SNP MS SNP MS BG Alexander et al., 1996a Rohrer et al., 1994 Fredholm et al., 1993 Alexander et al., 1996a Kopecny et al., 2002 Rohrer et al., 1994 Ellegren et al., 1993 Rohrer et al., 1994 Kopecny et al., 2002 Rohrer et al., 1994 Kopecny et al., 2002 Rohrer et al., 1994 Hojny and Hala, 1965 MARC 0.0 16.4 43.5 49.4 67.9 73.0 77.3 81.0 91.5 94.3 99.6 122.6 142.7 2 SW2443 SWC9 SW2623 S0141 SW240 MLP MYOD1 RETN (RSTN) SW395 S0010 S0378 FBN2 MS MS MS MS MS SNP SNP SNP MS MS MS SNP Alexander et al., 1996b Rohrer et al., 1996 Alexander et al., 1996b Wilke et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Jacobs et al. unpublished Knoll et al., 1997 Cepica et al., 2002 Rohrer et al., 1994 Fredholm et al., 1993 Robic et al., 1997 Stratil et al., 2008 MARC 0.0 0.6 9.8 31.2 42.0 56.1 57.4 64.1 66.1 77.9 96.5 100.5 MxP 0 24.1 58.8 80.7 108.0 114.7 121.9 127.3 139.0 142.1 148.2 177.2 207.2 WxP 0 27.5 58.7 76.9 103.7 117.2 125.3 150.2 197.8 229.2 WxM 0 25.2 63.1 85.7 92.9 97.2 105.0 114.7 117.3 123.2 146.7 - MxP 6 6 6 6 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 WxP WxM 6 5 5 5 5 7 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 2 3 2 4 4 2 - No. of informative meioses d) MxP WxP WxM 702 686 728 595 625 590 244 715 702 543 602 598 608 343 657 360 632 480 604 422 512 668 600 670 632 548 670 630 438 632 720 730 622 298 - MxP 0 4.6 16.2 43.3 54.3 71.0 74.0 80.3 82.8 95.6 112.1 116.5 WxP 0 5.8 13.7 35.6 50.6 69.3 83.3 99.0 121.0 - WxM 0 5.1 14.6 40.5 54.0 68.3 73.7 75.4 88.7 108.0 112.1 MxP 3 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 WxP WxM 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 MxP 702 279 702 632 632 391 507 440 520 702 632 428 1 No. of alleles WxP 716 349 684 630 280 87 564 713 486 - WxM 319 319 699 670 670 670 370 670 732 670 534 SW2192 S0036 MS MS Alexander et al., 1996a Brown et al., 1994 116.2 132.1 132.5 153.1 143.1 173.5 126.9 147.3 4 3 MxP 0 24.9 38.6 39.2 46.1 62.8 92.9 101.2 117.3 135.0 WxP 0 32.4 52.7 70.7 99.5 106.5 130.7 157.8 WxM 0 17.1 38.6 53.6 86.4 103.5 131.2 146.4 MxP 4 5 2 3 6 5 5 3 5 5 3 SW72 S0206 ASPN OGN (OIF) SW902 SW828 SW314 APOB (LPB) SW349 SW2532 MS MS SNP MS MS MS MS AL MS MS Rohrer et al., 1994 Robic et al., 1995 Stratil et al., 2006 Stratil et al., 2006 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a Rohrer et al., 1994 Rapacz et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a MARC 17.8 42.3 52.7 53.2 58.4 64.8 90.6 96.8 112.6 129.3 4 SW489 MYC ( CMYC) SW835 SWR73 SW2128 S0145 SW1073 SW1089 V-ATPase (VATP) ATP1B1 S0073 SDHC MPZ APOA2 CASQ1 MS SNP MS MS MS MS MS MS SNP Rohrer et al., 1994 Reiner et al., 2000b Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996a Wilke et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Blazkova et al., 2000 MARC 8.0 21.7 27.1 40.5 48.0 49.0 62.3 69.6 72.0 MxP 0 21.7 25.9 42.2 46.9 57.0 63.2 65.9 WxP 0 17.9 31.6 39.0 55.1 63.9 68.3 69.8 WxM 0 19.3 24.5 41.4 50.8 64.3 69.0 - MxP 5 2 3 3 4 5 3 2 SNP MS SNP SNP MS SNP Blazkova et al., 2000 Fredholm et al., 1993 Stratil et al., 2001b Wagenknecht et al., 2005 Knoll et al., 2003 Knoll et al., 2002 73.4 74.4 76.1 76.1 76.1 76.8 68.9 74.3 77.1 77.1 77.2 78.3 76.8 - 72.3 73.6 - 2 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 603 258 99 687 438 732 WxP WxM 4 4 5 2 5 3 3 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 MxP 632 612 110 554 702 632 503 434 664 632 WxP 718 547 216 593 572 541 689 382 WxM 630 620 668 732 666 686 637 670 WxP WxM 5 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 5 3 4 2 4 2 - MxP 685 610 632 632 698 700 700 101 WxP 438 503 686 40 416 284 387 197 WxM 593 427 515 630 652 663 728 - 630 432 585 585 628 612 337 - 341 533 - 5 - 3 3 2 4 - OCT1 ATP1A2 MEF2D LMNA GBA PKLR IVL EAL ATP1A1 AMPD1 NGFB TSHB SW2435 AGL S0097 ABCD3 (PXMP1) 5 SW413 SWR453 SW2425 SW2 S0005 SW152 IGF1 SW995 DCN MYF5 SW967 SNP Sternstein and Brunsch unpublisched SSCP Blazkova et al., 2000 SNP Wagenknecht et al., 2003 SNP Wagenknecht et al., 2006 SNP Stratil et al., 2004 SNP Knoll et al., 2000a SNP Blazkova et al., 2002 BG Hojny et al., 1966; Linhart, 1971 SNP Blazkova et al., 2002 SNP Stratil et al., 2000 DGGE Kopecny et al., 2000 SNP Knoll et al., 2000b MS Alexander et al., 1996b Indel Stratil et al., 2003 MS Ellegren et al., 1993 SNP Stratil et al., 2001a MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS SNP SNP MS Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996b Rohrer et al., 1994 Fredholm et al., 1993 Rohrer et al., 1994 Kirkpatrick, 1992 Rohrer et al., 1994 Stratil et al., 2008 Stratil and Cepica, 1999 Rohrer et al., 1994 76.8 - 80.9 - - 2 - - 99 - 77.6 78.0 79.2 79.2 80.2 81.2 84.6 79.4 80.3 82.4 83.1 83.6 85.1 93.2 83.8 88.9 92.7 76.8 79.4 80.0 83.6 87.4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 382 187 235 366 379 404 696 275 466 64 266 92 662 265 656 86.5 88.1 88.3 91.3 102.8 113.4 126.5 136.5 95.1 97.7 97.7 100.1 109.2 121.4 133.8 137.3 100.5 106.6 131.7 135.0 89.9 92.3 92.8 100.7 130.2 156.6 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 612 632 103 257 630 539 664 311 308 336 595 424 613 568 273 728 726 257 MARC 8.4 57.9 72.3 78.7 88.2 107.0 118.7 125.0 131.8 141.5 145.9 MxP 0 38.2 51.1 62.2 75.8 90.0 109.9 118.3 129.0 146.5 151.0 WxP 0 42.7 57.9 67.9 79.7 94.3 115.1 139.1 148.1 WxM 0 36.3 50.3 63.0 76.5 91.7 106.5 111.9 144.9 154.3 MxP 6 5 4 5 8 3 4 4 2 2 5 MxP 700 660 326 464 702 475 667 596 624 581 610 WxP 654 450 666 500 718 695 689 562 636 WxM 483 670 732 728 732 732 730 732 240 710 3 WxP WxM 4 3 4 3 6 4 6 4 8 4 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 5 6 6 7 S0035 MS SW1329 SW1057 S0087 RYR1 ETH5001 LIPE TGFB1 A1BG EAH SKI NPPB (BNP1) HFABP (FABP3) S0146 S0003 SW824 LEPR-H 5) LEPR-R 5) P3 MS MS MS SNP MS SNP SNP BP BG SNP SNP SNP EAO BG Wilke et al., 1994 Fredholm et al., 1993 Rohrer et al., 1994 Stratil et al., 1998 Stratil et al., 1998 Matousek et al., 1986; Cepica et al., 1996 Hojny et al., 1966 S0025 S0064 SWR1078 CYP21A2-A 5) CYP21A2-D 5) MS MS MS SNP SNP Coppieters et al., 1993 Fredholm et al., 1993 Smith et al., 1995 Knoll et al., 1998 Knoll et al., 1998 MS MS MS SNP SNP AL Brown and Archibald, 1995 Alexander et al., 1996a Rohrer et al., 1994 Ellegren et al., 1993 Otsu et al., 1992 Bolt et al., 1993 Knoll et al., 1998 Kopecny et al., 2004 Juneja et al., 1983 Hojny, 1973 Stratil et al., 2002c Muladno et al., 1996 Gerbens et al., 1997 MARC 7.3 MxP 0 WxP 0 WxM 0 MxP 6 18.6 47.1 62.8 72.4 73.5 75.6 75.6 76.5 77.3 79.9 83.2 91.5 24.6 58.4 79.4 95.0 96.9 97.8 98.8 100.4 103.9 119.6 21.4 49.4 64.4 77.2 81.4 83.3 92.1 106.9 29.3 68.2 94.1 111.3 115.4 120.0 120.0 130.1 142.1 4 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 3 2 2 102.2 102.0 110.4 122.0 122.0 139.9 135.9 145.0 161.6 212.0 124.1 134.0 151.6 163.7 190.7 157.3 163.8 176.6 188.6 - 3 5 4 2 156.9 232.1 222.3 - 2 MARC 3.7 30.2 32.9 58.9 58.9 MxP 0 31.1 66.3 66.3 WxP 0 36.2 60.4 60.4 WxM 0 41.6 55.9 78.3 MxP 4 3 2 2 4 WxP WxM 6 4 MxP 702 WxP 720 WxM 732 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 671 443 692 622 387 543 542 407 296 200 705 720 720 630 570 562 522 416 658 732 712 670 389 492 507 597 668 3 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 - 362 589 632 106 628 720 490 403 161 300 386 554 732 252 - 2 - 249 524 - MxP 698 626 115 276 WxP 241 693 286 294 WxM 732 633 732 662 WxP WxM 2 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 KE6 TNF (TNFA) TNFB S0102 PSMA4 S0066 S0115 FOS SW581 S0212 AACT2 (AACT, (SERPINA3-2) PO1A SNP SNP MS MS SSCP MS MS SNP MS MS SNP Jacobs et al. unpublisched Knoll et al., unpublished Rohrer et al., 1994 Ellegren et al., 1994 Davoli et al., 1998 Fredholm et al., 1993 Ruyter et al., 1994 Reiner et al., 2000a Rohrer et al., 1994 Robic et al., 1994 Stratil et al., 2002b 56.3 57.7 58.1 70.1 77.9 82.8 102.2 106.5 123.8 141.2 148.1 71.0 73.2 73.8 84.1 98.4 104.3 131.3 138.3 166.4 190.9 - 62.1 71.8 86.1 94.4 123.8 148.0 170.7 - 78.8 79.9 90.5 105.2 118.5 153.8 181.0 202.8 213.0 2 2 4 3 4 2 7 2 3 4 - 5 5 3 3 5 2 5 - 2 4 5 3 2 4 3 3 2 317 216 421 542 626 618 702 606 617 620 - 539 661 527 328 608 332 720 - 377 670 732 664 670 732 668 647 662 BP 148.2 199.8 179.4 213.9 7 4 5 628 527 726 PI2 BP 149.9 206.1 179.4 214.5 4 3 3 628 455 165 IGH2 AL Juneja and Gahne, 1987; Stratil et al., 1997a Juneja and Gahne, 1987; Stratil et al., 1997a Rapacz and HaslerRapacz, 1982 164.7 226.2 198.9 235.9 2 2 2 262 450 664 MARC 20.8 34.5 46.3 56.1 96.3 105.8 112.3 120.2 MxP 0 17.3 32.3 50.6 89.4 111.1 125.0 153.1 WxP 0 29.1 41.8 77.1 104.6 125.2 154.7 WxM 0 34.1 50.4 84.1 110.5 127.5 145.4 MxP 3 2 4 2 3 5 6 4 WxP WxM 5 6 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 6 5 4 5 MxP 630 278 632 378 667 692 702 484 WxP 718 532 718 626 657 718 718 WxM 728 670 732 670 732 711 732 MARC -7.2 MxP 0 WxP 0 WxM 0 MxP 4 WxP WxM 4 4 MxP 614 WxP 456 WxM 660 8 SW905 PGCMUT SW933 SW1070 S0144 SW16 SW61 SPP1 (OPN) MS SNP MS MS MS MS MS MS Rohrer et al., 1994 Jacobs et al. unpublished Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Jung et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 9 EAK BG Hojny et al., 1979; Nielsen and Vögeli, 1982 5 HPX SW21 SW911 SLN SW2074 APOA1 BP MS MS SNP MS MS LPR AL EAN SW1435 MYOG SW2093 GLUL SW174 S0114 EAE SW1349 BG MS SNP MS SNP MS MS BG MS Kalab and Stratil, 1989 Alexander et al., 1996a Rohrer et al., 1994 Fontanesi et al., 2001 Alexander et al., 1996a Cymerowska-Prokopczyk et al., 1999 Rapacz et al., 1986 ; Hojny et al., 1993 Saison, 1967 Alexander et al., 1996a Cieslak et al., 2000 Alexander et al., 1996a Stratil et al., 2002a Rohrer et al., 1994 Ruyter et al., 1994 Hojny and Nielsen, 1992 Alexander et al., 1996a 7.8 15.1 36.8 53.3 65.4 66.7 19.0 25.5 51.9 66.2 77.5 89.2 18.9 31.7 68.2 85.6 93.4 20.8 30.1 58.9 70.5 78.1 86.8 3 3 5 2 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 3 4 2 3 4 645 499 500 451 609 447 501 446 551 616 472 664 296 710 656 668 442 81.9 111.9 110.6 110.2 2 2 2 624 16 664 84.6 96.0 97.3 104.4 110.5 122.9 122.9 137.4 142.5 116.1 135.3 133.0 137.7 147.9 158.7 180.9 188.8 110.6 132.4 137.9 162.4 187.1 193.2 124.1 131.6 159.6 196.5 203.8 2 3 2 6 2 5 5 9 2 2 6 4 5 5 6 2 2 3 5 451 702 494 686 519 486 598 680 526 590 675 467 495 660 730 228 335 623 726 MxP 0 29.0 53.1 80.2 105.6 128.3 153.1 WxP 0 32.1 53.2 80.1 105.4 125.5 156.2 WxM 0 30.6 51.4 78.2 97.7 113.3 136.4 MxP 5 5 5 5 4 7 6 WxP WxM 3 4 7 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 8 6 6 6 MxP 596 632 700 700 630 698 630 WxP 591 718 679 576 622 570 699 WxM 670 728 728 732 670 730 730 MxP 0 36.5 70.9 WxP 0 22.3 65.9 WxM 0 27.9 MxP 5 6 6 WxP WxM 5 6 4 4 4 MxP 314 630 700 WxP 680 626 687 WxM 670 730 10 SW830 SW443 SW497 SWR1849 SW2000 SW1708 SW2067 MS MS MS MS MS MS MS Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996a MARC 0.0 20.4 39.3 65.1 86.3 101.0 128.0 11 S0392 SW1632 SW435 MS MS MS Riquet et al., 1995 Alexander et al., 1996a Rohrer et al., 1994 MARC 1.9 16.6 53.3 6 12 13 14 SW1827 MS Alexander et al., 1996a S0143 EAD MS BG SW957 GH1-H GH1-A S0083 SW874 S0090 S0147 S0106 SWR1021 SW605 MS SNP SNP MS MS MS MS MS MS MS Wilke et al., 1994 Hradecky and Linhart, 1970 Rohrer et al., 1994 Larsen and Nielsen, 1993 Larsen and Nielsen, 1993 Ellegren et al., 1993 Rohrer et al., 1994 Ellegren et al., 1993 Wilke et al., 1994 Ellegren et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 S0282 S0076 SW864 SWR1008 TF S0068 PIT1 (POU1F1) SW520 SW38 S0215 CSTB MS MS MS MS BP MS SNP MS MS MS SNP SW857 MS 76.2 105.3 95.9 58.8 4 MARC 6.6 18.5 MxP 0 8.3 WxP 0 - WxM 0 17.2 MxP 4 2 33.4 45.2 45.2 53.1 64.7 80.2 89.9 95.8 113.1 108.3 34.0 34.0 57.3 78.6 109.3 116.8 30.3 30.3 41.0 56.7 71.9 85.0 104.0 111.1 39.5 48.8 68.8 89.0 107.9 121.5 143.7 158.8 4 2 3 4 5 5 Davies et al., 1994 Wintero et al., 1994a Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Cizova et al., 1993 Archibald et al., 1992 Tuggle et al., 1993 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Robic et al., 1994 Russo et al., 2002 MARC 0.0 27.9 43.1 53.0 54.5 62.2 70.1 74.4 101.6 121.2 138.0 MxP 0 29.5 56.3 76.9 89.3 102.7 133.7 152.0 169.0 WxP 0 42.9 64.3 81.9 92.2 107.0 112.5 143.3 - WxM 0 42.5 62.5 74.4 87.1 105.1 134.2 168.1 203.3 235.5 MxP 5 3 4 8 2 4 4 3 2 Rohrer et al., 1994 MARC 7.4 MxP 0 WxP 0 WxM - MxP 6 7 4 3 639 416 440 MxP 464 626 WxP 582 - WxM 646 153 666 252 632 632 440 702 243 236 698 229 626 662 640 143 732 668 670 732 328 730 523 670 WxP WxM 4 3 3 2 2 5 4 3 3 7 4 2 5 5 4 3 5 2 MxP 632 295 632 702 498 556 632 702 442 WxP 676 562 209 690 691 169 517 197 - WxM 732 513 670 732 726 710 732 670 670 630 WxP WxM 5 - MxP 421 WxP 590 WxM - WxP WxM 3 3 2 4 2 6 4 4 4 6 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 15 SW2038 SW540 ACTN2 ACTA1 SW210 SW2488 SW55 SW2515 MS MS SNP SNP MS MS MS MS Rohrer et al., 1996 Rohrer et al., 1994 Schmitz et al., 1993 Schmitz et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996b KS169 S0148 EAG MS MS BG SW964 SW15 SW2053 SW1983 MS MS MS MS Wang et al., 2000 Wilke et al., 1994 Andresen and Wroblewski, 1961 Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996a 19.3 31.5 38.5 41.9 46.3 67.0 79.0 108.7 16.5 33.0 45.2 55.2 75.0 93.8 124.1 15.8 34.8 50.7 75.9 111.8 0 15.5 25.0 34.3 42.2 61.6 77.5 106.1 6 5 3 4 5 3 3 MARC 3.0 34.6 42.7 MxP 0 30.5 42.1 WxP 0 16.5 28.5 WxM 0 14.9 22.8 MxP 6 5 2 50.7 65.1 81.1 101.5 53.5 66.9 82.9 107.5 37.4 41.9 62.1 91.8 33.4 43.3 67.3 95.0 5 4 7 6 MxP 0 20.8 32.4 41.0 56.9 65.3 73.8 92.0 WxP 0 21.1 30.2 42.7 59.7 67.2 95.4 WxM 0 21.6 36.7 47.9 67.6 75.5 102.8 MxP 3 4 4 4 5 5 2 4 MxP 0 13.3 WxP 0 4.1 WxM 0 3.6 MxP 3 4 16 S0111 SW1035 SW419 S0077 S0026 SWR2480 SPARC S0061 MS MS MS MS MS MS SNP MS Rohrer et al., 1996 Alexander et al., 1996a Rohrer et al., 1994 Wintero et al., 1994b Coppieters et al., 1993 Rohrer et al.,1996 Stratil et al., 2008 Fredholm et al., 1993 MARC 0.0 15.1 24.3 32.9 46.9 55.7 67.4 92.6 17 SW335 SW1891 MS MS Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a MARC 0.0 17.3 8 6 6 4 4 2 3 2 3 2 4 6 4 2 632 632 536 632 702 556 630 673 630 470 649 182 732 670 660 668 732 732 670 670 MxP 702 692 543 WxP 569 590 201 WxM 652 467 662 665 702 586 632 235 263 709 533 732 732 532 670 WxP WxM 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 MxP 631 632 702 632 702 702 626 621 WxP 680 487 478 722 568 722 648 WxM 702 670 670 709 693 720 542 WxP WxM 3 3 7 2 MxP 568 622 WxP 705 679 WxM 730 181 WxP WxM 4 3 4 2 2 2 4 2 7 7 5 4 4 4 S0296 SW1920 GHRH SJ063 GNAS SW2427 18 X SW1808 EAI LEP (LEPTIN) SW787 S0062 SW949 SW980 SW2126 SW2456 SW2476 AR SW259 XIST RPS4X POU3F4 SERPINA7 ACSL4 (FACL4) CAPN6 PAK3 SLC25A5 (ANT2) SW1943 MS MS SNP MS SNP MS 32.0 56.4 58.7 78.6 88.5 97.0 29.3 57.3 58.5 79.8 95.6 105.8 10.3 30.7 34.1 63.7 86.9 9.6 38.5 43.0 71.7 95.7 6 6 2 4 2 4 Alexander et al., 1996a Andresen, 1964 Stratil et al., 1997b Rohrer et al., 1994 Fredholm et al., 1993 MARC 0.0 7.8 24.4 31.6 43.5 MxP 0 9.6 31.5 42.5 56.4 WxP 0 31.4 48.7 WxM 0 12.4 36.9 46.2 62.3 MxP 5 2 2 3 6 MS MS MS MS MS MS MS SNP SNP SNP SNP SNP SNP SNP SNP Rohrer et al., 1994 Rohrer et al., 1994 Alexander et al., 1996a Alexander et al., 1996b Rohrer et al., 1996 Rohrer, 1999 Rohrer et al., 1994 Cepica et al., 2006 Cepica et al., 2006 Cepica et al., 2006 Cepica et al., 2001 Cepica et al., 2006 Cepica et al., 2006 Cepica et al., 2006 Cepica et al., 2001 MARCe 0.0 11.9 35.2 55.4 77.6 65.3 67.0 74.4 74.4 74.4 75.5 70.4 75.8 76.5 83.9 MxP 0 11.1 36.5 53.7 62.6 65.5 65.9 66.8 66.8 66.8 68.1 72.7 79.4 80.1 91.3 WxP 0 17.5 52.3 69.8 90.5 - WxM 0 16.7 47.3 74.2 82.6 85.3 85.6 86.2 86.2 86.2 86.5 89.9 95.5 96.4 102.4 MxP 5 4 4 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 MS Alexander et al., 1996a 87.4 95.7 115.2 106.0 3 MS BG SNP MS MS Hoyheim et al., 1995 Alexander et al., 1996a Nielsen and Larsen, 1997 Wada et al., 2000 Stratil et al., 2008 Alexander et al., 1996b 9 5 5 2 3 7 632 700 489 628 184 581 706 643 135 295 722 732 395 290 644 732 WxP WxM 7 4 2 2 4 4 5 4 MxP 630 558 590 630 700 WxP 718 322 535 WxM 732 662 662 551 730 WxP WxM 6 5 5 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 MxP 650 608 698 649 542 632 698 700 702 700 694 603 519 698 WxP 716 580 588 495 542 - WxM 730 590 730 730 730 730 730 730 730 730 730 496 730 722 730 643 701 730 3 6 3 2 3 4 2 SW2453 FMR1 SW2588 MS SNP MS Alexander et al., 1996b Cepica et al., 2001 Lopez-Corrales et al., 1999 107.8 122.2 128.4 120.3 139.3 147.4 137.4 - 126.9 144.0 151.6 2 2 3 3 - 2 2 3 418 596 587 716 - 730 724 730 F2 crosses: MxP, Meishan ♂ x Pietrain ♀; WxP, European Wild Boar ♂ x Pietrain ♀; WxM, European Wild Boar ♂ x Meishan ♀. a ) IGFR (IGF1R): Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, SacII-RFLP; TPM2: Tropomyosin 2, AluI-RFLP; TGFBR1: Transforming growth factorbeta receptor, type I, HinfI-RFLP; EAA: Erythrocyte Antigen A;MLP: LIM protein MLP gene, TaqI-RFLP; MYOD1: myogenin, myogenic factor 3, DdeI-RFLP; RETN (RSTN): Resistin, MvaI-RFLP; FBN2: Fibrillin 2, HaeIII-RFLP; ASPN: Asporin, TaqI-RFLP; OGN (OIF): Osteoglycin, MS SCZ003; APOB (LPB): Apolipoprotein B (lipoprotein B); MYC: c-myc protooncogene protein, HpaII-RFLP; V-ATPase: Vacuolar H(+) ATPase subunit gene, DraI-RFLP; ATP1B1: Na+-K+-ATPase, -subunit, HpaII-RFLP; SDHC : Succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit C, HinfIRFLP; MPZ: Myelin protein zero, RsaI-RFLP; APOA2: Apolipoprotein A-II, MS SCZ001; CASQ1: Calsequestrin 1, Alw26I-RFLP; OCT1: organic cation transporter 1; ATP1A2: Na+-K+-ATPase, subunit 2; MEF2D: MADS box transcription enhancer factor 2, polypeptide D, AciIRFLP; LMNA: Lamin A/C, AluI-RFLP; GBA: Glucocerebrosidase, HaeIII-RFLP; PKLR: pyruvate kinase (liver and red blood cell), MvaI-RFLP; IVL: Involucrin, AvaII-RFLP (isoschizomer is Eco47I); EAL: erythrocyte antigen L; ATP1A1: ATPase, Na+/K+ transporting, alpha-1 polypeptide, HpaII-RFLP; AMPD1: adenosine monophosphate deaminase 1, RsaI-RFLP; NGFB: nerve growth factor ; TSHB: thyroid stimulating hormone, β-subunit, MnlI-RFLP; AGL: Glycogen debranching enzyme, Indel; ABCD3 (PXMP1): ATP-binding cassette, subfamily D, member 3, HpaIIRFLP; IGF1: insulin-like growth factor I; DCN: Decorin, HpaII-RFLP; MYF5: myogenic factor 5, HpaII-RFLP; RYR1: ryanodine receptor 1 gene, HinPI-RFLP; LIPE: hormone-sensitive lipase, Hsp92I-RFLP; TGFB1: Transforming growth factor, beta-1, AvaII-RFLP; A1BG: alpha 1Bglycoprotein (alias PO2); EAH: erythrocyte antigen H; SKI: v-ski avian sarcoma virol oncogene homolog; Alw26I-RFLP; NPPB (BNP1): brain natriuretic peptide 1; HFABP (FABP3): fatty acid-binding protein, heart; LEPR-H: leptin receptor, HpaII-RFLP; LEPR-R: leptin receptor, RsaIRFLP; P3: uncharacterised allotype P3 (protein P3); EAO: erythrocyte antigen O; CYP21A2-A: Cytochrome P450, steroid 21-hydroxylase gene, AluI-RFLP; CYP21A2-D: Cytochrome P450, steroid 21-hydroxylase gene, DdeI-RFLP; KE6: kappa light chain enhancer 6, BbvI-RFLP; TNF (TNFA): Tumor necrosis factor (TNF superfamily, member 2), NlaIV-RFLP; TNFB: Tumor Necrosis Factor β; PSMA4: proteasome subunit A4; FOS: c-Fos proto-oncogene; SERPINA3-2 (AACT): alpha-1-antichymotrypsin 2; PO1A: Postalbumin 1A; PI2: -Protease Inhibitor; IGH2: Immunoglobulin Gamma Heavy chain 2; PGCMUT (PPARGC1): Peroxisome proliferative activated receptor gamma coactivator 1, AseI-RFLP; SPP1(OPN): Secreted phosphoprotein 1 (Osteopontin gene); EAK: erythrocyte antigen K; HPX: haemopexin; SLN: Sarcolipin; APOA1: apolipoprotein AI; LPR: 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