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Table 4 Results of dam-based QTL mapping analysis and proportion of phenotypic variance explained for significant trait/chromosome combinations

From: The genetic architecture of growth and fillet traits in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Chr

Trait

Dam F-ratio

PVE

Average QTL position (cM)

95 % C.I. for QTL Position (cM)

20

Gutted Weight

2.48*

0.06

20.8

0.0 - 43.0

Deheaded Weight

2.71*

0.07

19.4

Total Waste Weight

2.35*

0.06

14.0

Body Waste Weight

2.18*

0.06

12.4

0.0 - 40.0

13†

Gut Weight

2.49*

0.07

42.0

0.0 - 64.0

18†

Gutted Weight

2.62*

0.07

20.2

0.0 - 39.0

  1. *: chromosome-wide significance at p < 0.05; †: QTLs found in the analysis fitting harvest weight as covariate
  2. PVE: proportion of phenotypic variance for full-sib analysis