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ArticleBMC genomics2021

Genome-wide association analyses of carcass traits using copy number variants and raw intensity values of single nucleotide polymorphisms in cattle.

Pierce Rafter, Isobel Claire Gormley, Deirdre Purfield, Andrew C Parnell, Saeid Naderi, Donagh P Berry

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Article in BMC genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Pierce RafterAnimal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Cork, Fermoy, Ireland.
Isobel Claire GormleySchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Deirdre PurfieldDepartment of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University Institute, Cork, Bishopstown, Ireland.
Andrew C ParnellHamilton Institute, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland.
Saeid NaderiIrish Cattle Breeding Federation, Cork, Bandon, Ireland.
Donagh P BerryAnimal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Cork, Fermoy, Ireland. Donagh.berry@teagasc.ie.
University College Dublin · IEMunster Technological University · IENational University of Ireland, Maynooth · IETeagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority · IE

Funding

Science Foundation Ireland 14/IA/2576Science Foundation Ireland, and the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Marine for the government of Ireland 16/RC/3835
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe carcass value of cattle is a function of carcass weight and quality. Given the economic importance of carcass merit to producers, it is routinely included in beef breeding objectives. A detailed understanding of the genetic variants that contribute to carcass merit is useful to maximize the efficiency of breeding for improved carcass merit. The objectives of the present study were two-fold: firstly, to perform genome-wide association analyses of carcass weight, carcass conformation, and carcass fat using copy number variant (CNV) data in a population of 923 Holstein-Friesian, 945 Charolais, and 974 Limousin bulls; and secondly to perform separate association analyses of carcass traits on the same population of cattle using the Log R ratio (LRR) values of 712,555 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The LRR value of a SNP is a measure of the signal intensity of the SNP generated during the genotyping process.

resultsA total of 13,969, 3,954, and 2,805 detected CNVs were tested for association with the three carcass traits for the Holstein-Friesian, Charolais, and Limousin, respectively. The copy number of 16 CNVs and the LRR of 34 SNPs were associated with at least one of the three carcass traits in at least one of the three cattle breeds. With the exception of three SNPs, none of the quantitative trait loci detected in the CNV association analyses or the SNP LRR association analyses were also detected using traditional association analyses based on SNP allele counts. Many of the CNVs and SNPs associated with the carcass traits were located near genes related to the structure and function of the spliceosome and the ribosome; in particular, U6 which encodes a spliceosomal subunit and 5S rRNA which encodes a ribosomal subunit.

conclusionsThe present study demonstrates that CNV data and SNP LRR data can be used to detect genomic regions associated with carcass traits in cattle providing information on quantitative trait loci over and above those detected using just SNP allele counts, as is the approach typically employed in genome-wide association analyses.

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Genome-Wide Association StudyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAnimalsCattleDNA Copy Number VariationsMalePhenotypeQuantitative Trait LociCharolaisCNVFluorescence intensityHolstein-FriesianLimousinLog R ratio

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