Highly accurate sequence imputation enables precise QTL mapping in Brown Swiss cattle.
Mirjam FrischknechtHubert PauschBeat BapstHeidi Signer-HaslerChristine FluryDorian GarrickChristian StrickerRuedi FriesBirgit Gredler-GrandlPublished in: BMC genomics (2017)
Our study demonstrates that whole-genome sequence information can be imputed at high accuracy in cattle populations. Using imputed sequence variant genotypes in genome-wide association studies may facilitate causal variant detection.