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Table 5 Genomic regions and candidate genes associated with the polyunsaturated fatty (PUFA) acids profile of the Longissimus dorsi muscle of Santa Inês sheep

From: Estimates of genomic heritability and genome-wide association study for fatty acids profile in Santa Inês sheep

Trait

Nomenclature

Genomic Window

Length (Kb)

aVg (%)

Candidate genes

Linoleic acid

C18:2 ω6

3:107809276–108146152

336,876

0.62

TPH2, TRHDE

  

8:35511823–35833234

321,411

0.30

alpha-Linolenic acid

C18:3 ω3

5:35136857–35559907

423,050

0.32

TNFAIP8

  

8:10032564–10601751

569,187

0.30

UBE3D, ME1

  

16:32987534–33510366

522,832

0.39

PLCXD3, C6, C7

  

18:55048766–55542400

493,634

0.37

CCDC88C, FBLN5

Conjugated linoleic acid

CLA c9t11

3:212363790–212692333

328,543

0.34

CACNA1C

  

12:49048350–49840917

792,567

0.45

Sum of omega-3 FA

ω3t

2:122297721–123158012

860,291

0.42

  

16:33207525–33550464

342,939

0.30

C6, C7

Sum of omega-6 FA

ω6t

3:107809276–108146152

336,876

0.51

TPH2, TRHDE

  

15:58185924–58511281

325,357

0.30

Sum of PUFA

PUFAt

3:107809276–108146152

336,876

0.46

TPH2, TRHDE

  

8:35511823–35833234

321,411

0.30

  

15:58185924–58511281

325,357

0.30

  1. aadditive genetic variance explained by each window