qtlbook (version 0.18-8)

iron: Iron levels intercross data

Description

Data from a mouse intercross experiment (using the C57BL/6J/Ola and SWR/Ola strains) on basal iron levels in the liver and spleen.

Usage

iron

Format

An object of class cross. See qtl::read.cross() for details.

Details

An intercross with 284 individuals (including both sexes and both cross directions), each with measures of iron (in \(\mu g/g\)) in the liver and spleen.

References

Grant, G. G., Robinson, S. W., Edwards, R. E., Clothier, B., Davies, R., Judah, D. J., Broman, K. W. and Smith, A. G. (2006) Multiple polymorphic loci determine basal hepatic and splenic iron status in mice. Hepatology 44, 174--185.

See Also

link{gutlength}, link{myocard}, link{nf1}, link{ovar}, link{trout}

Examples

# NOT RUN {
data(iron)
library(qtl)
plot(iron)

# }