Figure 2 : Map distances on the new RI maps

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2a. Distance displayed at the top of the map. Distances for markers displayed at the top of the map are always given relative to the nearest "framework" marker. In the example above, the marker O5629 is 3.0cM from g3715, PHB2 is 4.7cM from g3715 and PDC1 is 7.2cM from g3715 and is the top marker for this chromosome.

2b. Distance displayed in the middle region of the map. Distances for markers in the middle of the map are given relative to the marker which is placed on the backbone of the map. For example the two markers GLU1 and mi121 are 0.3 and 1.4 cM from ctr1. In this example, mi121 is NOT 1.4cM from GLU1. When a marker has been mapped to the same position as the marker on the backbone of the map then there is no figure given for that marker. In the figure above, um515D maps to the same position as g3715.

2c. Distance displayed for markers at the bottom of the map. Markers displayed at the bottom of the map are shown relative to the bottom-most "framework" marker. In the figure above, BIO205 is 3.3cM from mi335, petH2 is 3.3cM from mi335 and STL is 7.6cM from mi335 and is the bottom marker for the chromosome.

2d. Relative distances are always given from the nearest framework marker Marker positions are always shown to be relative to the nearest marker on the backbone. For example, in the image above, marker B34 is 2.2cM away from mi209. The markers nga128 and nga280 are 0.2cM away from mi209, and NOT 0.2cM away from mi303. Marker ATHGENEA is shown to be 3.1cM from mi209, which should mean they map to the same position. However, mapmaker has not placed them in the same place. We assume this is due to rounding errors in calculating the relative map positions.

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