Quick guide to QTL nomenclature

View the complete guidelines for QTL nomenclature. A table of QTL trait names and preferred QTL symbols and names can be found at http://rgd.mcw.edu/nomen/rgd_traits.html

A QTL symbol should:

· include:

־ a stem consisting of an abbreviation of the name (usually the first letters of each word in the name).

־ the serial number in the QTL name.

A QTL name should:

· include:

־ a root name describing the measured trait/subtrait. Those QTL affecting the same trait should be given the same stem.

־ the designation QTL

־ a serial number, which will be assigned by RGD and Ratmap after submission of the QTL or curation of the literature

· be named for the measured trait and not a disease. However, some historically named QTL carry the name of the disease with which they are associated, and these names are maintained.