diff --git a/assays/biparental_mapping/protocols/target_gene_identification.txt b/assays/biparental_mapping/protocols/target_gene_identification.md
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rename to assays/biparental_mapping/protocols/target_gene_identification.md
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 - based on the CAPS marker results, the introgression area could be reduced to 2.98 cM/286 Mbp (Morex V3, Mascher et al. 2021)
 
 flanking markers: 
-JHI-Hv50k-2016-390119	96639872 bp
-SCRI_RS_114351			382834297 bp
+
+| marker | position in MorexV3 (bp) |
+| - | - |
+| JHI-Hv50k-2016-390119 | 96639872 |
+| JHI-Hv50k-2016-401705 | 382834297 |
 
 
 - this region contains 1084 high confidence (HC) genes