6.3 Step 2: Building the consensus map

6.3.1 Cheking chromosome connection and marker order consitency

Before creating the consensus map using the program ConsMap, it is important to check if the input maps are consistent between them. Consistency means here that: i) it must exist a path of common markers which connects the same chromosomes in the different input maps, ii) the marker order must be globally conserved between input maps which share more than 1 common marker.