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(Apr 24, 2025)

QTL 14247 Description:

 Trait Information
Trait name: Offspring number Vertebrate Trait Ontology: Offspring quantity
Trait details: litter size Product Trait Ontology: n/a
Symbol: LS Clinical Measurement Ontology: Number of offspring
 QTL Map Information
Chromosome:5
QTL Peak Location:72.2 (cM)
QTL Span:60.28-60.48 (cM)
41.1-41.2 (Mbp)
Upper, "Suggestive":n/a
Upper, "Significant":n/a
Peak:
Lower, "Significant":n/a
Lower, "Suggestive":n/a
Marker type:-
Analysis type:Association
Model tested:Mendelian
Test base:-
Threshold significance level:Significant
P_values<0.01
Dominance effect:n/a
Additive effect:n/a
Associated Gene:GDF9 (growth differentiation factor 9)
Cis/Trans acting type:
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 Extended information:
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  •  QTL Experiment in Brief
    Animals:Animals were Afshari, Baluchi, Makui, and Mehraban sheep.
     Breeds associated:
    Design:Animals were genotyped for polymorphisms in GDF9 and BMP15 and analyzed for litter size.
    Analysis:Least-squares ANOVA was used.
    Software:SAS
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     Reference
    Authors:Javanmard A, Azadzadeh N, Esmailizadeh AK
    Affiliation:Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
    Title:Mutations in bone morphogenetic protein 15 and growth differentiation factor 9 genes are associated with increased litter size in fat-tailed sheep breeds
    Journal:Vet Res Commun, 2011, 35(3):157-67
    Links:  PubMed  |  Abstract   |  List all data   |  Edit  
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  • Cite this Data:

    Animal QTLdb: QTL14247 was published in 2011, and was curated into QTLdb on 2012-07-31. DBxREF link to this data: https://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/q?id=QTL_ID:14247

     

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