Do maize chromosomes contribute to genetic variance in proportion to their size in elite populations?

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Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are often assumed to be uniformly distributed across the genome in modeling and simulation studies. Our aim was to assess whether the contribution of each chromosome to genetic variance (VG) is proportional to its length in maize (Zea mays L.). We estimated per-chromosome VG from genomewide marker effects and linkage map positions in eight testcross populations, and we tested...

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