An integrated rat genome map based on genetic and cytogenetic data

In this study we combined three major rat genome maps, by adding 66 markers to the Kyoto Laboratory Animal Science map (KLAS map), and constructed an integrated map. The resultant integrated map consists of 5,682 redundant ma rkers, spanning a genetic length of 2,028 cM. Eighty genetic markers were a nchored to the cytogenetic map, fixing ail the genetic maps in the physical ly correct orientation. This map encapsulates the progress in rat mapping s tudies in past years and offers useful information for QTL analysis. The ma p figures are available at http://www.anim.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/.