How many Loci are identified for Locule number What percent

How many Loci are identified for Locule number? What percent variance do these Loci account for? Which Locus accounts for the most variance?

Solution

A quantitative trait locus (QTL) is a section of DNA (the locus) that correlates with variation in a phenotype (the quantitative trait). Usually the QTL is linked to, or contains, the genes that control that phenotype. QTLs are mapped by identifying which molecular markers (such as SNPs or AFLPs) correlate with an observed trait.

How many loci are indentified for locule number?

Answer: There are 3 loci identified for locule number named, lcn2.1, lcn2.2 and lcn11.1

What percent variance do these loci account for?

Answer: PVE = Phenotypic Variance Explained

For locus lcn2.1, the PVE = 13%

For locus lcn2.2, the PVE = 13% and for locus lcn11.1, the PVE = 65%

Which locus account for the most variance?

Answer: The locus lcn11.1 for the trait \'locule number\' present in chromosome number 11 account for the most variance of 65%.