Percent Recombinant Genotypes versus Map Distance

Haldane's Mapping Function

Gametic Probabilities for Three Linked Loci

Expected Frequency Example I

Expected Frequency Example II

Poisson Distribution

An Example

Kosambi's Map Function

Summary Of Map Distance Versus Observed Recombination Fraction

Homework Assignment #8 Questions

 

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Expected Frequency Example I

Liu, B.H. 1998. Statistical Genomics: Linkage, Mapping, and QTL Analysis. CRC Press. pg 315.

Testcross progeny from AaBbCc F1 plant crossed to aabbcc tester. Coupling linkage, gene order A-B-C.

  observed Expected Frequency
Genotype count with double crossovers ignoring double crossovers
AaBbCc f1 1/2(1-rAB-rBC+rABrBC) 1/2(1-rAB-rBC)
AaBbcc f2 1/2(rBC-rABrBC) 1/2rBC
AabbCc f3 1/2(rABrBC) 0
Aabbcc f4 1/2(rAB-rABrBC) 1/2rAB
aaBbCc f5 1/2(rAB-rABrBC) 1/2rAB
aaBbcc f6 1/2(rABrBC) 0
aabbCc f7 1/2(rBC-rABrBC) 1/2rBC
aabbcc f8 1/2(1-rAB-rBC+rABrBC) 1/2(1-rAB-rBC)

Example:

Let rAB = 0.2 = rBC.

If we ignore double crossovers, then rAB + rBC = rAC
0.2 + 0.2 = 0.4

If we consider double crossovers,
then rAC = rAB + rBC - 2rABrBC
rAC = 0.2 + 0.2 - 0.08 = 0.32

rAB = proportion of recombinant gametes between A and B loci.

1- rBC = proportion of parental types of gametes for the B - C combination

Probability(recombinant gametes between A and B, but parental type for B-C loci) = rAB (1-rBC) = rAB-rABrBC

Prob.(Abc and aBC gametes = rAB - rAB rBC)

Probability(Abc gamete) = Probability(aBC gamete)
= 1/2(rAB -rABrBC)

Probability(Abc and aBC gametes) using Haldane's notation
= m(1-n) = m - mn

Probability (Abc gamete) = Probability(aBC gamete)
=1/2(m-mn)

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