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Table 5 Investigation of known variants affecting performance traits

From: Next generation sequencing gives an insight into the characteristics of highly selected breeds versus non-breed horses in the course of domestication

Phenotype

ECA

Position

Gene

Associated genotype

Genotype Duelmener

Genotype Arabian

Genotype Sorraia

Genotype Hanoverian 1

Genotype Hanoverian 2

References

Body size

3

105,547,002

LCORL

C/T substitution

T/T

T/T

T/T

C/T

C/T

[1618]

Gait coordination

23

22,999,655

DMRT3

C/A substitution: Ser/stop

C/C

C/C

C/C

C/C

C/C

[38]

Racing distance

18

66,493,737

MSTN

C/T substitution

C/T

T/T

C/C

T/T

T/T

[19]

Racing performance

4

38969307

PDK4

C/A substitution

C/C

A/A

C/C

A/C

C/C

[39]

Racing performance

4

38973231

PDK4

G/A substitution

A/A

A/A

G/G

A/G

A/G

[39]

Racing performance

10

15884567

CKM

G/A substitution

A/G

G/G

G/G

A/G

G/G

[40]

Racing performance

22

22684390

COX4I2

C/T substitution

C/C

C/T

T/T

C/T

C/C

[40]