Release 59
(Apr 20, 2026)
Sheep QTLdb
data summary
As of
Apr 20, 2026
, there have been
9,226
QTL / eQTL / associations released for public access on the Sheep QTLdb. These data were curated from
304
publications and represent
191
base traits,
303
trait variants, and
0
eQTL genes.
Data summary selector:
Data by Traits
Experiments by Traits
Data by Trait Variants
Experiments by Trait Variants
Data by Trait Types
Data by Trait Classes
of trait names by their frequency in QTL/association reports
Genome assemblies supported
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Data by Marker Types
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Data by Years Published
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Data in Curation Pipeline
Types of structural genome information aligned against the QTL/association maps
Traits used in experiments
Traits
In Experiments
Body weight
52
Offspring number
30
Fecal egg count
21
Body circumference
15
Body height
14
Milk protein percentage
12
Fiber diameter
12
Milk fat percentage
12
Average daily gain
11
Chest width
11
Shin circumference
11
Body length
11
Milk yield
11
Greasy fleece weight
8
Staple length
8
Hematocrit
7
Milk fat yield
7
Milk protein yield
7
Somatic cell score
6
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NOTE: On this site, the term "QTL" may have collectively included quantitative loci, SNP associations, and eQTL data.
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of trait names by their frequency in QTL/association reports