Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
The TetraploidMap program has been developed for calculating linkage maps and QTL mapping for species with four copies of each chromosome, such as potato. The program separates molecular markers into linkage groups, orders the markers within each linkage group, and does interval mapping to locate QTLs. TetraploidMap is based on methodology developed by BioSS in collaboration with SCRI scientists since 1996, partly funded by a grant from the BBSRC GAIT initiative. It is the only autotetraploid linkage software currently available, and is being used by groups in Europe and North and South America working on potato, leek and alfalfa.
Further details from: Christine Hackett
