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(Apr 24, 2025)

QTL 14159 Description:

 Trait Information
Trait name: Offspring number Vertebrate Trait Ontology: Offspring quantity
Trait details: number of lambs born Product Trait Ontology: n/a
Symbol: LS Clinical Measurement Ontology: Number of offspring
 QTL Map Information
Chromosome:5
QTL Peak Location:72.2 (cM)
QTL Span:60.28-60.48 (cM)
41.1-41.2 (Mbp)
Upper, "Suggestive":n/a
Upper, "Significant":n/a
Peak:GDF9
Lower, "Significant":n/a
Lower, "Suggestive":n/a
Marker type:Microsatellites
Analysis type:Association
Model tested:Mendelian
Test base:-
Threshold significance level:Significant
P_values<0.001
Dominance effect:n/a
Additive effect:n/a
Associated Gene:GDF9 (growth differentiation factor 9)
Cis/Trans acting type:
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 Extended information:
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  •  QTL Experiment in Brief
    Animals:Animals were Santa In�s sheep.
     Breeds associated:
    Design:Animals were genotyped for SNPs in BMP15 and GDF9 and analyzed for ovulation rate and prolificacy.
    Analysis:The generalized linear model was used.
    Software:SAS
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     Reference
    Authors:Silva BD, Castro EA, Souza CJ, Paiva SR, Sartori R, Franco MM, Azevedo HC, Silva TA, Vieira AM, Neves JP, Melo EO
    Affiliation:Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
    Title:A new polymorphism in the Growth and Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF9) gene is associated with increased ovulation rate and prolificacy in homozygous sheep
    Journal:Animal Genetics, 2011, 42(1):89-92
    Links:  PubMed  |  Abstract   |  List all data   |  Edit  
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  • Cite this Data:

    Animal QTLdb: QTL14159 was published in 2011, and was curated into QTLdb on 2012-07-31. DBxREF link to this data: https://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/q?id=QTL_ID:14159

     

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