Genetic and biochemical differences in populations bred for extremes in maize grain methionine concentration

BMC Plant Biology

Table 4 Significant SNPs associated direction of selection (HM or LM)

Population	SNP	Chromosome	Position	Cycle	Score¹	q-value²
BS11	M38	3	104.0	C3	4.89	0.000092
	M71	6	39.9	C3	4.15	0.000461
	dzs18.3	6	70.0	C2	6.18	0.000005
				C3	4.89	0.000092
				C4	3.69	0.001052
	zp27.4	7	70.1	C5	3.55	0.002008
	M100	9	8.3	C4	3.69	0.001052
	wxy.4	9	62.1	C2	6.18	0.000005
				C3	4.89	0.000092
				C4	3.69	0.001052
	dzs10.6	9	67.0	C3	4.89	0.000092
				C4	3.69	0.001052
	dzs10.8	9	68.5	C2	5.63	0.000017
				C3	4.89	0.000092
				C4	3.69	0.001052
	dzs10.9	9	68.5	C4	3.69	0.001052
	cgs1.4	9	77.5	C3	4.21	0.000426
	M104	9	84.8	C4	4.11	0.000494
BS31	M25	2	165.2	C2	2.76	0.006289
	zp27.4	7	70.1	C5	3.78	0.000561
				C6	4.68	0.000112

¹Score is calculated as the –log₁₀(p), higher values indicate more evidence of a SNP associated with methionine level.
²q-value using the Benjamini and Hochberg method for multiple testing. A value of FDR < 0.01 was considered significant.

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