Table 3 Description of the 26 genetic variants detected in the precursor of microRNAs in bovine QTL regions.

From: In silico identification of variations in microRNAs with a potential impact on dairy traits using whole ruminant genome SNP datasets

Chr

Position

Reference allele

Alternative allele

Breed

Frequency alternative allele

microRNA

QTL trait

Localisation

3

102923794

G

A

Holstein

0.136

bta-miR-2415

Milk yield and quantity of proteins

Precursor

4

114614954

T

G

Holstein

0.047

bta-miR-671

Milk yield and fat content

Precursor

5

30251690

G

C

Holstein

0.673

bta-miR-2425

Protein yield

Precursor

5

30952192

T

G

Holstein

0.038

bta-miR-2426

Protein yield

Precursor

5

62117780

G

A

Holstein

0.019

bta-miR-135a-2

Fat content

Precursor

5

84244517

G

A

Holstein and Montbéliarde

0.071 and 0.017

bta-miR-2436

Fat content and fat yield

Precursor

5

101542291

C

T

Holstein

0.019

bta-miR-2284r

Fat yield

Precursor

5

118347364

C

CT

Holstein

0.012

bta-miR-2284h

Protein yield

Precursor

6

99976608

T

C

Normande

0.048

bta-miR-2446

Protein yield

Mature

6

99976613

G

A

Holstein

0.013

bta-miR-2446

Protein yield

Precursor

7

50687460

T

C

Holstein

0.210

bta-miR-874

Fat content

Precursor

7

63886927

C

CCA

Holstein

0.026

bta-miR-2461

Quantity of proteins and fat content

Mature

15

34628957

C

T

Holstein

0.296

bta-miR-2313

Fat content

Precursor

18

56407853

TC

T

Holstein

0.056

bta-miR-150

Quantity of proteins

Precursor

18

56407916

T

G

Holstein

0.013

bta-miR-150

Quantity of proteins

Mature

18

58015050

G

A

Holstein

0.051

bta-let-7e

Quantity of proteins

Seed

18

61145895

G

T

Normande

0.012

bta-miR-371

Protein yield

Precursor

19

38542897

CG

C

Holstein

0.304

bta-miR-2886

Protein yield and somatic cell count

Mature

19

39081170

T

C

Holstein

0.903

bta-miR-152

Somatic cell count

Precursor

20

23967291

G

T

Normande

0.083

bta-miR-449b

Fat yield

Seed

20

23967292

T

A

Normande

0.083

bta-miR-449b

Fat yield

Mature

21

36134549

C

T

Montbéliarde

0.121

bta-miR-2888-1

Protein yield

Precursor

21

36134560

T

G

Montbéliarde

0.044

bta-miR-2888-1

Protein yield

Mature

25

35300154

G

C

Holstein

0.051

bta-miR-2388

Protein yield

Precursor

25

35300168

G

A

Holstein

0.756

bta-miR-2388

Protein yield

Precursor

29

45520815

C

T

Holstein

0.294

bta-miR-2408

Protein yield

Precursor

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