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Table 4 Candidate genes resided in ROH island associated with economic traits of animals

From: Estimates of genomic inbreeding and identification of candidate regions that differ between Chinese indigenous sheep breeds

Breeds

OAR

Position, bp

Candidate genes

Gene function

ALT, LTH

1

250,958,731 ~ 251,069,283

PCCB

Growth and carcass

LTH, HLB,STG

4

68,858,042 ~ 68,863,494

HOXA10

Fat deposition

LTH, HLB, STG

4

68,921,977 ~ 68,924,549

HOXA3

Embryo development

TIB

5

19,737,330 ~ 19,769,293

P4HA2

Hypoxic adaptation

TIB

5

19,956,144 ~ 19,958,155

CSF2

Immunity and inflammation response

TIB

5

19,971,457 ~ 19,973,243

IL3

Immunity regulation

HLB, STG

10

35,862,425 ~ 35,885,746

LATS2

Embryonic development

HLB, STG

10

36,045,326 ~ 36,103,818

IFT88

Inflammatory response

HLB, STG

10

36,253,000 ~ 36,253,785

GJB6

Body size and development

HLB, STG

10

36,271,774 ~ 36,272,454

GJB2

Body size and development

HLB, STG

10

36,304,573 ~ 36,305,769

GJA3

Body size and development

ALT, LTH, HLB, STG, TIB

12

78,543,637 ~ 78,552,280

CSRP1

Growth and carcass

ALT, LTH, HLB, STG, TIB

12

78,591,681 ~ 78,596,742

TNNI1

Growth, carcass and meat quality

ALT, LTH, HLB, STG

13

53,097,296 ~ 53,098,312

NPBWR2

Reproductive activity

ALT, LTH,HLB, STG, TIB

13

53,280,623 ~ 53,282,184

ABHD16B

Male infertility

ALT, LTH, HLB, STG, TIB

13

53,482,080 ~ 53,488,365

EEF1A2

Muscle development and lipid metabolism

LTH

15

3,848,546 ~ 4,133,998

PDGFD

Lipid metabolism

LTH

17

53,560,417 ~ 53,616,466

P2RX7

Final weight and backfat thickness

LTH

17

53,661,638 ~ 53,752,199

IFT81

Spermiogenesis and fertility

  1. Note: ALT, LTH, HLB, STG and TIB represent Altay sheep, Large-tailed Han sheep, Hulun Buir sheep, Short-tailed grassland sheep and Tibetan sheep, respectively