Experiment
The initial cross was of 815 mice in the (H1 x L1) cross and of 821 mice in the (H2 x L2) cross. All of the animals were genotyped with all markers, a total of 128,500 genotypes. The results for mapping open field behaviors, behaviors in the the elevated plus maze and in the light-dark box in the two replicated crossed were obtained and compared in tables 1, 3 and 4. Haplotype information and the direction of effect of each QTL allele were used to confirm that the QTL mapped in the two crosses lie in the same chromosomal regions, but authors were unable to determine whether QTL in the two crosses represented the same genes.
03.12.2016 Curator Note: We have assigned offical nomenclature to the significant QTL (LOD=3.2) identified in each cross, (H1 x L1) and (H2 x L2). We have also assigned offical nomenclature to the significant QTL, identified when cross data was combined, if a significant QTL was not also identified in either of the two independent crosses.
The following QTL were identified as significant once data from both crosses were combined:
Chromosome 1:
Axtldb1, anxiety-light dark box 1, seconds to enter light side, combined LOD=4.9 at 80 cM, accounting for 1.7% of trait variance, Table 3;
Axtemp17, anxiety-elevated plus maze 17, time in open arms, combined LOD=3.4 at 82 cM, Table 4.
Chromosome 4:
Axtofa2, anxiety-open field activity 2, combined LOD=3.5 at 36 cM, accounting for 1.1% of trait variance, Table 1;
Axtldb11, anxiety-light dark box 11, transitions, combined LOD=3.9 at 42 cM, accounting for 1.3% of trait variance, Table 3.
Chromosome 5:
Axtepm18, anxiety-elevated plus maze 18, time in open arms, combined LOD=3.6 at 40 cM, accounting for 2.1% of trait variance, Table4.
Chromosome 11:
Axtldb3, anxiety-light dark box 3, seconds to enter light side, combined LOD=4.8 at 20 cM, accounting for 1.5% of trait variance, Table 3.
Chromosome 12:
Axtofa4, anxiety-open field activity 4, combined LOD=3.6 at 40 cM, accounting for 1.2% of trait variance, Table 1;
Axtldb14, anxiety-light dark box 14, transitions, combined LOD=4.3 at 38 cm, accounting for 1.4% of trait variance, Table 3.
Chromosome 15:
Axtepm19, anxiety-elevated plus maze 19, time in open arms, combined LOD=4.4 at 22 cM, accounting for 1.3% of trait variance, Table 4.
Chromosome 16:
Axtldb29, anxiety-light dark box 29, time on light side, combined LOD=4.3 at 50 cM, accounting for .9% of trait variance, Table 3.
Chromosome X:
Axtepm8, anxiety-elevated plus maze 8, open arms, combined LOD=3.2 at 16 cM, accounting for 1.4% of trait variance, Table 4.