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Table 1 Number of detected traits (having at least one linkage signal) and mean number of linkage signals per trait

From: Impact of gene expression data pre-processing on expression quantitative trait locus mapping

 

No. Traits detected (%)

Mean no. of linkage signals by detected trait (range)

Set of traits

MAS5

GCRMA

RMA

MAS5

GCRMA

RMA

350 random

37/350 (11%)

45/350 (13%)

36/350 (10%)

1.43 (1–4)

4.08 (1–61)

1.30 (1–3)

100 most variable

18/100 (18%)

21/100 (21%)

17/100 (17%)

1.55 (1–4)

1.85 (1–5)

1.82 (1–7)

100 most heritable

39/100 (39%)

36/100 (36%)

34/100 (34%)

6.97 (1–90)

7.8 (1–111)

4.35 (1–54)

100 non-expressed

2/100 (2%)

14/100 (14%)

7/100 (7%)

1 (1-1)

6.5 (1–30)

3.6 (1–9)