Table 1 Top 5 of biological processes enriched pathways down and up-regulated in Fur (A) and Norwegian White Sheep (NWS) (B) compared to Suffolk at the follicular phase of a natural oestrous cycle

  Sterol biosynthetic process

GO:0016126

<  0.001

  Cholesterol biosynthetic process

GO:0006695

<  0.001

  Small molecule biosynthetic process

GO:0044283

<  0.001

  Fatty acid derivative biosynthetic process

GO:1901570

<  0.001

  Vascular transport

GO:0010232

<  0.001

  System process

GO:0003008

<  0.001

  Multicellular organismal process

GO:0032501

<  0.001

  Muscle structure development

GO:0061061

<  0.001

  Anatomical structure development

GO:0048856

<  0.001

  Tissue development

GO:0009888

<  0.001

  Anatomical structure morphogenesis

GO:0009653

<  0.05

  Response to chemical

GO:0006936

<  0.05

  Response to stimulus

GO:0050896

<  0.05

  Multicellular organismal process

GO:0032501

<  0.05

  Positive regulation of multicellular organismal process

GO:0051240

<  0.05

  System process

GO:0003008

<  0.001

  Muscle structure development

GO:0061061

<  0.001

  Cell adhesion

GO:0007155

<  0.001

  Multicellular organismal process

GO:0032501

<  0.001

  Anatomical structure development

GO:0048856

<  0.001