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Table 4 QTL associations with traits, positional candidate genes, and previously reported QTL

From: Genetic analysis of production, physiological, and egg quality traits in heat-challenged commercial white egg-laying hens using 600k SNP array data

Trait Posa Positional candidate genes and locationb Previous relevant QTL associations
Body weight 2 weeks post-heat 18:9 ENSGALG00000037717; intron None
SSTR2; upstream; 111519
SOX9; downstream; 82531
Body weight 3 weeks post-heat 18:4 TNRC6C; intron RJF × WL growth rate [32]
WL × broiler [41]
SEPT9; downstream; 213717
RAP2B; downstream; 20951
Body weight 4 weeks post-heat 18:4 TNRC6C; intron RJF × WL growth rate [32]
WL × broiler [41]
SEPT9; downstream; 213717
RAP2B; downstream; 20951
3:57 TAAR5; downstream; 744 Broiler × WL, body weight at first egg [31]
STX7; upstream; 7030
VNN1; downstream; 28285 RJF × WL growth rate [32]
Albumen weight 1 post-week heat 23:5.0 ENSGALG00000030529; downstream; 48758 Triglyceride level in broiler × layer cross [42]
ADGRB2; upstream; 2095
gga-mir-30c-1; downstream; 70983
gga-mir-1780; downstream; 68966
Haugh units pre-heat 5:16.0 HRAS; intron None
HRAS; upstream; 5364
IRF7; downstream; 184251
Haugh units 1 week post-heat 2:84 GALNT1; intron; 0 Albumen height in non-challenged brown layers [27]
Albumen height in non-challenged meat × egg cross at 34 weeks [38]
Eggshell thickness [37]
gga-mir-32; downstream; 366590
INO80C; downstream; 135338
gga- mir-187; downstream; 158132
INO80C; upstream; 41286
PTPN3; intron
BAG1; downstream; 922567
FRRS1L; upstream; 23398
ENSGALG00000029491; upstream; 22337
ENSGALG00000033537; intron
ENSGALG00000029491; downstream; 31584
ENSGALG00000029935; downstream; 28455
ENSGALG00000041363; downstream; 128584
ENSGALG00000033839; downstream; 102539
Haugh units 2 weeks post-heat 2:84 INO80C; downstream; 218807 Albumen height in non-challenged brown layers [27]
Albumen height in non-challenged meat × egg cross at 34 weeks [38]
GALNT1; upstream; 292598
gga-mir-32; downstream; 74548
GALNT1; intron
gga-mir-32; upstream; 314649
gga-mir-187; downstream; 158132
INO80C; upstream; 41286
TMEM245; downstream; 5518
MOCOS; intron
BAG1; downstream; 798661
PTPN3; intron
ENSGALG00000041363; downstream; 45115
ENSGALG00000033839; downstream; 102539
ENSGALG00000033537; intron
Haugh Units 4 weeks post-heat 5:16 EFCAB4B; upstream; 15818 None
CD151; upstream; 45204
PNPLA2; downstream; 4789
EFCAB4B; downstream; 1677
H-RAS; intron
H-RAS; upstream; 22102
IRF7; downstream; 167513
CD151; intron
RNH1; upstream; 15030
ENSGALG00000039221; upstream; 36627
ENSGALG00000041955; intron
ENSGALG00000038239; upstream; 113
ENSGALG00000006862; upstream; 5049
Egg mass 2 weeks post-heat 33:0.1 SCN8A; upstream; 8156 None
ENSGALG00000030776; upstream; 5745
gga-mir-1668; downstream; 87357
Change in egg mass pre-heat to week 4 2:16 ARHGAP21; intron; 0 None
GPR158; downstream; 38368
MYO3A; upstream; 61425
APBB1IP; upstream; 254361
GPR158; intron
GPR158; synon
  1. aPosition on chromosome in Mb
  2. bLocation of SNP relative to neighboring genes (bp)