Genomic structure and marker-derived gene networks for growth and meat quality traits of Brazilian Nelore beef cattle

Table 2 Trait data and GWAS results information

Trait	n	min	max	avg	SD	h²	p ≤ 10⁻³	p ≤ 10⁻⁴	p ≤ 10⁻⁵
TCW	671	182.5	346.8	250.26	27.88	0.262	1246	219	32
						(0.114)	(17.97)	(10.26)	(7.03)
DRE	671	42.6	86.5	56.22	3.63	0.092	680	100	20
						(0.080)	(33.02)	(22.49)	(11.25)
REA	669	39.24	84.43	60.45	7.26	0.557	826	157	31
						(0.130)	(27.16)	(14.32)	(7.26)
BFT	669	0.07	20	6.16	2.25	0.154	1723	305	56
						(0.112)	(12.97)	(7.37)	(4.02)
LM	671	33.5	49.43	40.09	3.18	0.037	957	218	64
						(0.050)	(23.43)	(10.31)	(3.51)
LF	671	12.02	40.21	19.94	5.41	0.097	1388	340	96
						(0.663)	(16.12)	(6.61)	(2.34)
PH	671	9.48	24.28	15.31	3.15	0.040	928	215	56
						(0.067)	(24.17)	(10.45)	(4.02)
CLO	671	16.54	84.36	75.65	4.45	0.041	939	138	22
						(0.057)	(23.88)	(16.29)	(10.22)

TCW, Kg Total Carcass Weight, DRE, % Dressing, REA, cm ² Rib Eye Area, BFT, mm Back Fat Thickness, LM Lightness of Meat, LF Lightness of Fat, PH pH, CLO, % Cooking Loss. n is the number of animals used, min. is the minimum value, max is the maximum value, avg is the average value, SD is the standard deviation, h² is the heritability (standard error inside brackets), p ≤ 10⁻³ is the number of SNPs under this p-value, p ≤ 10⁻⁴ is the number of SNPs under this p-value, p ≤ 10⁻⁵ is the number of SNPs under this p-value. Inside parentheses is the FDR threshold (%) for each given significance [78]

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