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(Apr 24, 2025)

QTL 11823 Description:

 Trait Information
Trait name: Eggshell stiffness Vertebrate Trait Ontology: n/a
Reported name: Egg shell stiffness Product Trait Ontology: Egg shell stiffness
Symbol: ESSTIF Clinical Measurement Ontology: n/a
 QTL Map Information
Chromosome:4
QTL Peak Location:135.5 (cM)
QTL Span:0.00-100.00 (cM)
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_values0.006
Dominance effect:n/a
Additive effect:366
Associated Gene:MEPE (matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein)
Cis/Trans acting type:
Links:   NCBI GeneDB  |  Edit  |   Map view

 Extended information:
(none)

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  •  QTL Experiment in Brief
    Animals:Animals were Rhode Island Red chickens.
     Breeds associated:
    Design:Birds were genotyped for 10 SNPs in genes involved in eggshell formation and shell gland function and analyzed for eggshell quality.
    Analysis:Linear models were fitted by REML.
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     Reference
    Authors:Dunn IC, Joseph NT, Bain M, Edmond A, Wilson PW, Milona P, Nys Y, Gautron J, Schmutz M, Preisinger R, Waddington D
    Affiliation:The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Midlothian, UK; ian.dunn@bbsrc.ac.uk
    Title:Polymorphisms in eggshell organic matrix genes are associated with eggshell quality measurements in pedigree Rhode Island Red hens
    Journal:Animal genetics, 2009, 40(1): 110-4
    Links:  PubMed  |  Abstract   |  List all data   |  Edit  

     Additional Information
    Comments:AF148716:c1110.C>G; elastic modulus
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  • Cite this Data:

    Animal QTLdb: QTL11823 was published in 2009, and was curated into QTLdb on 2010-06-17. DBxREF link to this data: https://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/q?id=QTL_ID:11823

     

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