Non-additive QTL mapping of lactation traits in 124,000 sequence-imputed cattle reveals novel recessive loci
Edwardo Reynolds, Thomas Lopdell, Yu Wang, Kathryn Tiplady, Chad Harland, Thomas Johnson, Catherine Neeley, Katie Carnie, Richard G. Sherlock, Christine Couldrey, Stephen R. Davis, B.L. Harris, Richard J. Spelman, Dorian J. Garrick, Mathew D. Littlejohn
The paper identifies novel recessive loci affecting lactation traits in cattle using non-additive QTL mapping on 124,000 sequence-imputed cows, revealing differences in genetic architecture between milk yield and composition traits.
Genetics Selection Evolution · Jan 24, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics