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(Apr 24, 2025)

QTL 31008 Description:

 Trait Information
Trait name: Sperm counts Vertebrate Trait Ontology: Sperm quantity
Reported name: sperm counts Product Trait Ontology: n/a
Symbol: SEMENQ Clinical Measurement Ontology: Sperm count
 QTL Map Information
Chromosome:7
QTL Peak Location:54.8 (cM)
QTL Span:38.28-38.49 (cM)
31.3-31.4 (Mbp)
Upper, "Suggestive":n/a
Upper, "Significant":n/a
Peak:
Lower, "Significant":n/a
Lower, "Suggestive":n/a
Marker type:
Analysis type:Association
Model tested:Mendelian
Test base:n/a
Threshold significance level:Significant
P_values<0.05
Dominance effect:0.104
Additive effect:0.718
Associated Gene:GDF9 (growth differentiation factor 9)
Cis/Trans acting type:
Links:   NCBI GeneDB  |  Edit  |   Map view

 Extended information:
(none)

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  •  QTL Experiment in Brief
    Animals:Animals were Holstein bulls.
     Breeds associated:
    Design:Animals were genotyped for two SNPs in GDF9 and analyzed for semen quality traits.
    Analysis:The general linear model procedure was used.
    Software:SHEsis, SAS
    Notes: 
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     Reference
    Authors:Tang K Q, Yang W C, Zhang X X, Yang L G
    Affiliation:Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
    Title:Effects of polymorphisms in the bovine growth differentiation factor 9 gene on sperm quality in Holstein bulls
    Journal:Genetics and molecular research : GMR, 2013, 12(3): 2189-95
    Links:  PubMed  |  Abstract   |  List all data   |  Edit  

     Additional Information
    Comments:A625T
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  • Cite this Data:

    Animal QTLdb: QTL31008 was published in 2013, and was curated into QTLdb on 2014-10-20. DBxREF link to this data: https://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/q?id=QTL_ID:31008

     

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