The 95% CI for the
QTL determined by bootstrapping on SSC5 was only 4 cM,
whereas the CI for the QTL on SSC7 was 19 cM. The
remaining QTL were significant at the genome-wide
suggestive level. Most QTL had negative estimated additive
effects with insignificant dominance effects, indicating that
LW allelic effects reduced ear sizes. However, the QTL on
SSC6 had a significant dominance effect but no significant
additive effect.