Article
Distribution and location of genetic effects for dairy traits.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2009
Cole J B, VanRaden P M, O'Connell J R, Van Tassell C P, Sonstegard T S, Schnabel R D, Taylor J F, Wiggans G R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic effects for many dairy traits and for total economic merit are evenly distributed across all chromosomes. A high-density scan using 38,416 single nucleotide polymorphism markers for 5,285 bulls confirmed 2 previously known major genes on Bos taurus autosomes (BTA) 6 and 14 but revealed few other large effects. Markers on BTA18 had the largest effects on calving ease, several conformation traits,...
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