Expression quantitative trait loci in sheep liver and muscle contribute to variations in meat traits.

Zehu YuanBolormaa SunduimijidRuidong XiangRalph BehrendtMatthew I KnightBrett A MasonCoralie M ReichClaire Prowse-WilkinsChristy J Vander JagtAmanda J ChamberlainIona M MacLeodFadi LiXiangpeng YueHans D Daetwyler

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2021)

We detected a large number of significant eQTL and found that the overlap of variants between eQTL types and tissues was prevalent. Many eQTL were also QTL for meat traits. Our study fills a gap in the knowledge on the regulatory variants and their role in complex traits for the sheep model.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
dna methylation
poor prognosis
healthcare
gene expression
skeletal muscle
high resolution
long non coding rna