Table 3 Summary of QTL detected by GEMMA for WW in U.S. Gelbvieh beef cattle

NCAPG

Exon^b

[18, 21, 30, 35,36,37,38,39]; Cattle, chicken; stature, calving ease and growth traits association, SimAngus mid-test metabolic weight association, fetal growth, carcass trait association, average daily gain and daily feed intake, muscle mass

PLAG1

3’UTR

[2, 14, 18, 21, 30, 32,33,34]; Cattle; SimAngus mid-test metabolic weight association, carcass weight, stature, body weight and milk

LOC527216, LOC788998

Intergenic

NA

CCSER1

Intron

[14, 60]; Cattle, human; body and carcass weight association, regulator of mitosis

IMPAD1, FAM110B

Intergenic

[30, 32, 34, 40]; Cattle; SimAngus mid-test metabolic weight association, carcass weight association, stature and body weight association, bone and cartilage system

KCNIP4

Intron

[39, 41, 42]; Chicken, cattle, human; growth and muscle mass trait association, potassium channel activity

HERC6, PPM1K

Intergenic

[49, 58, 59]; Cattle; milk, fat, and protein yield, metabolic processes, feed efficiency association

LOC782905, SLIT2

Intergenic

[39, 49,50,51,52,53]; Cattle, chicken, human; milk fat and protein association, organ and muscle weight, development of central nervous system, tumor suppressor activity

SNCA, GPRIN3

Intergenic

[61,62,63,64]; Human, goat, equine; neurological regulation, milk and meat associations, tendon tissue association

LOC100336621, LOC104972717

Intergenic

NA