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Across-breed analyses of genome-wide association studies for stature and mammary gland morphology in cattle reveal pleiotropic effects of the Friesian POLLED haplotype.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 11 Mar 2026
Watson Natasha, He Qiongyu, Kadri Naveen Kumar, Leonard Alexander S, Seefried Franz R, Pausch Hubert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in cattle populations have traditionally relied on progeny-derived phenotypes such as estimated breeding values as input phenotypes to identify additive quantitative trait loci (QTL) for complex traits. Increasing availability of cow genotype data now enables GWAS using own performance records to detect both additive and non-additive QTL. RESULTS:...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Mammary Glands, Animal
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Haplotypes
- Female
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genetic Pleiotropy
- Phenotype