Fine mapping quantitative trait loci affecting milk production traits on bovine chromosome 6 in a Chinese Holstein population

J Genet Genomics. 2009 Nov;36(11):653-60. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(08)60157-5.

Abstract

To fine map the previously detected quantitative trait loci (QTLs) affecting milk production traits on bovine chromosome 6 (BTA6), 15 microsatellite markers situated within an interval of 14.3 cM spanning from BMS690 to BM4528 were selected and 918 daughters of 8 sires were genotyped. Two mapping approaches, haplotype sharing based LD mapping and single marker regression mapping, were used to analyze the data. Both approaches revealed a quantitative trait locus (QTL) with significant effects on milk yield, fat yield and protein yield located in the segment flanked by markers BMS483 and MNB209, which spans a genetic distance of 0.6 cM and a physical distance of 1.5 Mb. In addition, the single marker regression mapping also revealed a QTL affecting fat percentage and protein percentage at marker DIK2291. Our fine mapping work will facilitate the cloning of candidate genes underlying the QTLs for milk production traits.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle / genetics*
  • Cattle / physiology
  • China
  • Chromosomes, Mammalian / genetics*
  • Female
  • Lactation / genetics*
  • Male
  • Milk / chemistry
  • Physical Chromosome Mapping / veterinary
  • Quantitative Trait Loci*
  • Quantitative Trait, Heritable*