Table 3. Characterization of the 14 MS loci of the Mongolian horse population

Marker No of allele HExp HObs PIC
AHT4 11 0.813 0.770 0.781
ASB17 20 0.883 0.865 0.862
ASB2 22 0.842 0.809 0.814
ASB23 15 0.820 0.827 0.790
CA425 12 0.796 0.791 0.761
HMS1 7 0.690 0.659 0.632
HMS2 12 0.780 0.819 0.739
HMS3 10 0.806 0.723 0.772
HMS6 8 0.795 0.802 0.756
HMS7 8 0.725 0.729 0.684
HTG4 7 0.559 0.543 0.519
HTG6 11 0.666 0.603 0.631
HTG7 6 0.722 0.741 0.666
VHL20 11 0.836 0.846 0.805
Mean 11 0.767 0.752 0.729
HExp, expected heterozygosity frequency; HObs, observed heterozygosity frequency; PIC, polymorphism information content.