Reaffirmation of known major genes and the identification of novel candidate genes associated with carcass-related metrics based on whole genome sequence within a large multi-breed cattle population

Table 2 The percentage of SNPs for each trait with an unadjusted p-value < 10^− 4 within one carcass trait that differed in allele substitution effect in one of the two remaining carcass traits across six different breeds*

Trait	Opposing trait	AA	CH	HE	HF	LM	SI
Carcass weight	Carcass fat	87.03	91.58	2.86	39.34	95.33	74.43
Carcass weight	Carcass conformation	45.22	3.62	2.32	25.60	6.57	0.98
Carcass fat	Carcass weight	79.35	92.86	5.26	43.98	82.97	76.66
Carcass fat	Carcass conformation	74.58	91.97	2.47	25.85	90.31	75.09
Carcass conformation	Carcass weight	4.65	0.05	5.31	24.96	1.67	0.31
Carcass conformation	Carcass fat	85.38	99.55	6.78	23.39	94.07	79.89

*SNPs with a p-value < 10⁻⁴ did not have to be significant in the comparison trait. Opposing trait represents the trait in which the SNPs effect directions where compared against. AA represents Angus, CH is Charolais, HE is Hereford, HF is Holstein-Friesian, LM is Limousin and SI is Simmental

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