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In segregating populations, large numbers of individuals are needed to detect linkage between markers, such as restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), and quantitative trait loci (QTL), limiting the potential use of such markers for detecting linkage. Fewer individuals from inbred lines are needed to detect linkage. Simulation data were used to test the utility of two methods to detect linkage: maximum likelihood and comparison of marker genotype means. When there is tight linkage, the two methods have similar power, but when there is loose linkage, maximum likelihood is much more powerful. Once inbred lines have been established, they can be screened rapidly to detect QTL for several traits simultaneously. If there is sufficient coverage of the genome with RFLPs, several QTL for each trait may be detected.
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Simpson, S.P. Detection of linkage between quantitative trait loci and restriction fragment length polymorphisms using inbred lines. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 77, 815–819 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268332
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268332