Co-association Analysis
The co-association analysis revealed clusters of loci that correlated with traits of interest. The loci with a relatively high correlation (|r |=0.25) from the CANCOR analysis could be grouped into three main clusters. Cluster one and three are mainly associated with traits associated with good growing conditions in Sitka. Cluster three is strongly associated with these traits. Cluster two is strongly associated with traits associated with freezing and snow cover. Cluster one contains 425 loci in total, cluster 2 contains 562 loci and cluster 3 contains 224 loci.