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A linkage map of the Ixodes scapularis genome was constructed based upon segregation amongst 127 loci. These included 84 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, 32 Sequence-Tagged RAPD (STAR) markers, 5 cDNAs, and 5 microsatellites in 232 Fl intercross progeny from a single, field-collected Pl female. A preliminary linkage map of 616 cM was generated across 14 linkage groups with one marker every 10.8 cM. Assuming a genome size of ~109 bp, the relationship of physical to genetic distance is ~300 kb/cM in the I. scapularis genome.
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Ullmann, A.J., Piesman, J., Dolan, M.C., Black, W.C. (2003). A preliminary linkage map of the tick, Ixodes scapularis . In: Jongejan, F., Kaufman, W.R. (eds) Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3526-1_8
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