A multi-trait, meta-analysis for detecting pleiotropic polymorphisms for stature, fatness and reproduction in beef cattle.

Polymorphisms that affect complex traits or quantitative trait loci (QTL) often affect multiple traits. We describe two novel methods (1) for finding single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with one or more traits using a multi-trait, meta-analysis, and (2) for distinguishing...

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Main Authors: Sunduimijid Bolormaa, Jennie E Pryce, Antonio Reverter, Yuandan Zhang, William Barendse, Kathryn Kemper, Bruce Tier, Keith Savin, Ben J Hayes, Michael E Goddard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3967938?pdf=render