An integrated linkage map of interspecific backcross 2 (BC2) populations reveals QTLs associated with fatty acid composition and vegetative parameters influencing compactness in oil palm

Table 4 Distribution of markers on the 16 linkage groups (LG) in the individual and integrated BC₂ genetic maps

LG	Population 2.6–1			Population 2.6–5			Integrated
LG	Map Length (cM)	No. Markers	Average Interval (cM)	Map Length (cM)	No. Markers	Average Interval(cM)	Map Length (cM)	No. Markers	Average Interval(cM)
1	115	121	0.95	88 + 23^a	95 + 9^a	1.06	138	146	0.95
2	101	87	1.16	97	62	1.56	113	107	1.06
3	55	48	1.15	58	42	1.38	57	54	1.06
4	174	178	0.98	212	117	1.81	195	202	0.97
5	25.2 + 14.8^a	21 + 17^a	1.05	53	22	2.41	100	44	2.27
6	106	129	0.82	126	82	1.54	122	135	0.90
7	78	173	0.45	85	117	0.73	113	189	0.60
8	122	132	0.92	175	97	1.80	152	154	0.99
9	82	56	1.46	37	15	2.47	83	57	0.53
10	88	129	0.68	93	93	1.00	116	138	0.84
11	128	166	0.77	133	125	1.06	145	179	0.81
12	108	130	0.83	124	91	1.36	124	144	0.86
13	77	127	0.61	57	96	0.59	80	135	0.59
14	98	77	1.27	88	69	1.28	99	94	1.05
15	69	119	0.58	52 + 46^a	79 + 10^a	1.10	98	142	0.69
16	50	34	1.47	63	33	1.91	58	43	1.35
Total	1505	1744	0.86	1564	1254	1.25	1793	1963	0.91

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