Therefore mapping mutants of CLGs 6 and 8 can enhance the identification of genes affecting important Mapping mutants of classical linkage groups 6 and 8 (CLGs 6 and agronomic traits. 8) in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] can enhance the identification of important agronomic traits. Genetic data suggest that CLGs 6 and Factors such as the type of genetic data, environment, 8 may belong to the same linkage group. Our objectives were to genetic background, genotype ϫ environment interacdetermine if CLGs 6 and 8 are the same or different linkage groups tion, and the linkage phase can influence recombination and to determine the gene order. Genotypes containing mutants of and result in a range of recombination values. The dif-CLGs 6 and 8 and mutants of other CLGs were crossed in various ferences between recombination values obtained from combinations. Data for the different characters were collected from backcross data, F 2 populations, and F 2:3 families have F 2 populations and F 2:3 families. Recombination values confirmed that been documented (Allard, 1956; Haldane, 1919; Immer, CLG 6 characters, Df 2 and Y 11 were linked (R ϭ 27.0 Ϯ 5.9), Df 2 was 1930, 1934Mather, 1936). Recombination values calculinked to Ms 1 (CLG 8) (R ϭ 24.8 Ϯ 1.2) and to W 1 (CLG 8) (R ϭ 36.4 Ϯ 1.3), and Y 11 was linked to Ms 1 (R ϭ 31.7 Ϯ 1.4). F 2 data lated from coupling data can differ significantly from suggested that Y 11 segregated independently of W 1 , while F 2:3 data those calculated from repulsion data (Butler, 1968; Imindicated the two were linked (R ϭ 38.4 Ϯ 3.2). Our data indicated mer, 1930, 1934 Mather, 1951). that CLGs 6 and 8 belong to the same linkage group, which is molecu-Weiss (1970) reported a recombination value of lar linkage group F (MLG F), and chromosome 13. Y 11 and Adh 1 are 12.1 Ϯ 0.7 between the Y 11 and Df 2 loci that established at the ends of the chromosome segment studied, and Y 23 is located soybean CLG 6. The first reported study involving loci between Ms 6 and St 5 . Recombination values among the other loci of of classical CLG 8 was by Palmer (1976), for Ms 1 and CLG 8, and between them and loci of other CLGs were consistent with W 1 . However, many of the soybean studies looked at published values. This information will be useful in the reassignment of CLGs, ordering of loci, and will enhance molecular genetic linkage linkage between two loci at a time. This manner of mapping in soybean. studying linkage can result in a range of significantly different map distances due to factors mentioned earlier. Variation in recombination values in soybean has been documented (Hildebrand et al.