Genomewide association study for meat quality traits in an F2 Duroc × Piétrain population

An abstract of a study by Casiro et al performing genomewide association analysis of pork quality traits to increase people's understanding of the genetic basis of variation in these traits is presented. Ten putative QTL regions were found for 16 meat quality and carcass traits. They show for e...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2016-04, Vol.94, p.14
Main Authors: Casiro, S, Velez-Irizarry, D, Bates, R O, Ernst, C W, Steibel, J P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromosomes
Genes
Genomes
Meat quality
Pork
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Summary:An abstract of a study by Casiro et al performing genomewide association analysis of pork quality traits to increase people's understanding of the genetic basis of variation in these traits is presented. Ten putative QTL regions were found for 16 meat quality and carcass traits. They show for each trait the chromosomal location for the QTL, the physical peak position, the q-value, and the total number of annotated genes found in the region. These regions can now be further evaluated to search for functional candidate genes.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163