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:
  1. Data by Traits
  2. Experiments by Traits
  3. Data by Trait Variants
  4. Experiments by Trait Variants
  5. Data by Trait Types
  6. Data by Trait Classes
  7. Genome assemblies supported
  8. Data by Chromosomes
  9. Data by Marker Types
  10. Data by Publishing Journals
  11. Data by Years Published
  12. Data Sources by Years Published
  13. Data in Curation Pipeline
  14. Types of structural genome information aligned against the QTL/association maps

Trait types with the most curated data

Trait types
Number of QTL
Growth3,033
Pigmentation1,435
Parasite Resistance456
Milk Fat455
Disease Susceptibility446
Fleece419
Offspring traits288
Blood Parameters282
Milk Production & Yield248
Milk Protein240
Anatomy201
Horns197
Behavioral177
Mastitis145
Fertility141
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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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