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(Apr 24, 2025)

QTL 57849 Description:

 Trait Information
Trait name: Offspring number Vertebrate Trait Ontology: Offspring quantity
Trait details: litter size EBV Product Trait Ontology: n/a
Symbol: LS Clinical Measurement Ontology: Number of offspring
 QTL Map Information
Chromosome:5
QTL Peak Location:0.00 (cM)
QTL Span:72.56-72.56 (cM)
49.2-49.2 (Mbp)
Upper, "Suggestive":n/a
Upper, "Significant":n/a
Peak:rs418983194
Lower, "Significant":n/a
Lower, "Suggestive":n/a
Marker type:SNP
Analysis type:Association
Model tested:Mendelian
Test base:Experiment-wise
Threshold significance level:Significant
P_values<0.05
Dominance effect:n/a
Additive effect:n/a
Associated Gene:n/a
Cis/Trans acting type:
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 Extended information:
(none)

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  •  QTL Experiment in Brief
    Animals:Animals were Norwegian White Sheep.
     Breeds associated:
    n/a
    Design:Animals were genotyped using the Illumina OvineSNP50 BeadChip and a SNP in GDF9 and analyzed for litter size.
    Analysis:A linear mixed model was used for association analysis.
    Software:GEMMA
    Notes: 
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     Reference
    Authors:Våge DI, Husdal M, Kent MP, Klemetsdal G, Boman IA
    Affiliation:Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), PO Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
    Title:A missense mutation in growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is strongly associated with litter size in sheep
    Journal:BMC genetics, 2013, 14: 1
    Links:  PubMed  |  Abstract   |  List all data   |  Edit  
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  • Cite this Data:

    Animal QTLdb: QTL57849 was published in 2013, and was curated into QTLdb on 2015-09-16. DBxREF link to this data: https://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/q?id=QTL_ID:57849

     

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