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Table 4 Summary of QTL detected by GEMMA for YW in U.S. Gelbvieh beef cattle

From: Genome-wide association and genotype by environment interactions for growth traits in U.S. Gelbvieh cattle

Chr_Mb

MAF

-log10 P-value

Supporting SNPs

Positional Candidate Genes

Lead SNP Location

Scientific Precedence [reference]; organism; trait

6_39a

0.305

20.81

103

LCORL

Intron

[18, 21, 30, 37,38,39, 55, 56]; Cattle, sheep; stature, SimAngus mid-test metabolic weight association, muscle and organ growth, feed intake and gain association, growth and carcass traits, skeletal growth and muscle mass

14_25a

0.399

13.82

3

PLAG1

3’UTR

[2, 14, 18, 21, 30, 32,33,34]; Cattle; SimAngus mid-test metabolic weight association, carcass weight, stature, body weight and milk

6_38a

0.222

11.00

20

HERC6, PPM1K

Intergenic

[49, 58, 59]; Cattle; milk, fat, and protein yield, metabolic processes, feed efficiency association

6_42a

0.344

11.00

11

KCNIP4

Intron

[39, 41, 42]; Chicken, cattle, human; growth and muscle mass trait association, potassium channel activity

6_37a

0.330

10.12

8

SNCA, GPRIN3

Intergenic

[61,62,63,64]; Human, goat, equine; neurological regulation, milk and meat associations, tendon tissue association

5_60a

0.042

9.62

2

LOC527216, LOC788998

Intergenic

NA

6_41a

0.247

8.44

6

SLIT2

Intron

[39, 49,50,51,52,53]; Cattle, chicken, human; milk fat and protein association, organ and muscle weight, development of central nervous system, tumor suppressor activity

6_36a

0.227

8.23

20

CCSER1

Intron

[14, 60]; Cattle, human; body and carcass weight association, regulator of mitosis

14_26a

0.357

6.94

12

IMPAD1, FAM110B

Intergenic

[30, 32, 34, 40]; Cattle; SimAngus mid-test metabolic weight association, carcass weight association, stature and body weight association, bone and cartilage system

7_93a

0.286

6.23

14

LOC101905238,

ARRDC3

Intergenic

[14, 22, 30, 46]; Cattle; body and carcass weight association, calving ease, average daily gain in Hereford, growth and muscularity, birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, and ribeye area in Angus

6_40a

0.109

6.21

11

LOC782905, SLIT2

Intergenic

[39, 49,50,51,52,53]; Cattle, chicken, human; milk fat and protein association, organ and muscle weight, development of central nervous system, tumor suppressor activity

14_27a

0.348

6.04

6

NSMAF

Intron

[30, 68]; Cattle, human; Angus residual feed intake association, immune system response

2_05

0.497

5.15

3

IWS1

Intron

[69]; Human; chromatin modification, histone chaperone, maintenance of virus latency

  1. a Indicates QTL was detected in EMMAX analysis