Table 2 Results of the linkage analysis for RTS-associated hair pigmentation and pigmentation traits within the F2 design
From: Epistatic interactions between at least three loci determine the “rat-tail” phenotype in cattle
BTA | Trait | Positiona | F value | p value | q value | CI (Mb) | QTL effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Est. effect | SE | |||||||
5 | Hair structure (HS) | 20 | 30.10 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 10.0–22.0 | −0.48 | 0.09 |
5 | Hair density (HD) | 15 | 32.51 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 7.0–27.0 | −0.29 | 0.05 |
5 | Hair lengths variation (HLV) | 17 | 55.37 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 11.0–22.0 | −0.42 | 0.06 |
5 | Degree of coat colour dilution (Dilu) | 57 | 47.60 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 11.0–57.0 | 0.94 | 0.14 |
5 | Degree of coat colour dilution (Dilu) | 16 | 39.75 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
5 | RTS classification phenotype (RT) | 19 | 37.21 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 14.0–22.0 | −0.31 | 0.05 |
6 | Hair lengths variation (HLV) | 71 | 10.32 | 0.0206 | ns | 21.0–112.0 | −0.16 | 0.05 |
23 | Hair structure (HS) | 34 | 10.22 | 0.0123 | ns | 14.0–47.0 | −0.24 | 0.07 |
26 | Hair structure (HS) | 20 | 8.20 | 0.0307 | ns | 0.0–43.0 | −0.22 | 0.08 |