Table 1

Characteristics of the genetic linkage maps of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Chromosome

Number of markers

Genetic length (cM)^a

Physical size (Mb)^b

Recombination Frequency (kb/cM)

Average number of crossover events/meiosis

1

10

51.20

0.74

14.53

0.46

2

10

47.60

0.74

15.46

0.42

3

10

46.90

1.25

26.74

0.42

4

12

54.40

1.05

19.30

0.50

5

7

90.60

1.20

13.29

0.74

6

9

42.40

0.94

22.13

0.35

7

7

46.90

1.65

35.08

0.40

8

11

115.60

2.30

19.88

0.95

9

10

73.10

2.10

28.67

0.65

10^c

12

76.10

2.50

32.85

1.08

11

21

88.30

3.42

38.76

0.71

Average

24.40

0.61

Total

119

733.10

17.89

^aTotal genetic length was calculated by the addition of recombination units between each marker. ^bPhysical distances were calculated from the T. b. brucei genome sequence [25]. ^cChromosome 10 is a combination of two linkage groups.

Cooper et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R103   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-6-r103