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dc.contributor.authorRafter, Pierce
dc.contributor.authorGormley, Isobel Claire
dc.contributor.authorPurfield, Deirdre
dc.contributor.authorParnell, Andrew C.
dc.contributor.authorNaderi, Saeid
dc.contributor.authorBerry, Donagh P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-02T14:37:59Z
dc.date.available2023-08-02T14:37:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-23
dc.identifier.citationRafter, P., Gormley, I.C., Purfield, D. et al. Genome-wide association analyses of carcass traits using copy number variants and raw intensity values of single nucleotide polymorphisms in cattle. BMC Genomics 22, 757 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08075-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/3066
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: The 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 genomewide 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. Results: A 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. Conclusions: The 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. Keywords: CNV, Log R ratio, Holstein-Friesian, Charolais, Limousin, Fluorescence intensityen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBMC Genomics;Vol 22
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectCNVen_US
dc.subjectLog R ratioen_US
dc.subjectHolstein-Friesianen_US
dc.subjectCharolaisen_US
dc.subjectLimousinen_US
dc.subjectFluorescence intensityen_US
dc.titleGenome-wide association analyses of carcass traits using copy number variants and raw intensity values of single nucleotide polymorphisms in cattleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08075-2
dc.contributor.sponsorScience Foundation Irelanden_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber14/IA/2576en_US
refterms.dateFOA2023-08-02T14:37:59Z


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