Although it depends on the traits, approximate threshold LOD scores (because QTL calculates a LRS, it is converted to a LOD score by dividing by 4.605) for five phenotypic traits are as follows: 2.1 for suggestive linkage, 3.6–3.7 for significant linkage, and 5.1–5.7 for highly significant linkage.
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Genetic dissection of testis weight in a mouse strain having an extremely large testis: major testis weight determinants are autosomal rather than Y-linked on the basis of comprehensive analyses in Y-chromosome consomic strains.
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