Genetic characterization of a core collection of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) suitable for association mapping studies and evidence of divergent selection between fiber and linseed types

Table 2 Linkage disequilibrium in the core collection for the two major groups (G1 and G3), the admixed group (G2) and their six sub-groups

Population	Mean linked LD (r²)	Mean unlinked LD (r²)	95^thpercentile unlinked LD	Loci pairs in significant LD (%)
Core collection	0.036	0.023	0.09	10.81
Group 1	0.047	0.035	0.14	8.10
South Asia	0.070	0.056	0.22	8.82
Western Europe	0.072	0.067	0.26	6.08
South America	0.084	0.067	0.25	8.75
Group 2
North Amer./Eur.	0.040	0.032	0.12	8.08
Group 3	0.037	0.019	0.08	12.22
North America	0.061	0.030	0.11	15.68
Eastern Europe	0.036	0.020	0.08	10.86

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