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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)