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Marie-Pierre Sanchez1, Clémentine Escouflaire2, Aurélia Baur2

  • 1Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, Jouy-en-Josas, 78350, France. marie-pierre.sanchez@inrae.fr.

BMC Genomics
|June 19, 2023
PubMed
Summary

The X chromosome significantly influences complex traits in dairy cattle, explaining approximately 3.5% of genetic variance. This study identified numerous quantitative trait loci (QTL) and candidate genes, highlighting the X chromosome's genetic importance.

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Dairy cattleGWASMeta-analysesX chromosome

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