Table 1 Significant associated windows explaining more than 1% of the variance for scrotal circumference and sperm motility in crossbreed beef cattle and the overlapping genes located within those windows.

From: Genome-wide association study to identify genomic regions and positional candidate genes associated with male fertility in beef cattle

Trait

Window region

% Variance

Gene names

BTA

Start

End

Scrotal circumference

9

85,069,592

86,068,330

2.42

SASH1*, UST

9

89,514,561

90,513,278

1.61

RF00100, MYCT1, VIP*, FBXO5*, MTRF1L*, RGS17*, bta-mir-2480

10

62,210,731

63,210,223

1.26

MYEF2, SLC24A5*, SEMA6D*

20

22,183,762

23,180,410

1.00

MIER3, SETD9, RF00003, MAP3K1*,

RF00026, ANKRD55

24

10,933,271

11,930,436

1.04

RF00001

29

10,283,051

11,269,974

1.20

RF02113, RF02112, bta-mir-2285 k-1

29

29,347,332

30,347,114

3.47

RPUSD4, FAM118B, SRPRA*, FOXRED1, TIRAP*, DCPS*, ST3GAL4*, KIRREL3*, CDON*

29

33,525,642

34,523,872

1.18

OPCML

Sperm motility

9

95,179,163

96,178,394

1.47

bta-mir-12055, RSPH3, TAGAP, FNDC1, SOD2*, WTAP, ACAT2*, TCP1*, RF00401, RF00429, MRPL18, PNLDC1, MAS1*, EZR*

9

97,251,687

98,242,399

1.29

bta-mir-2482, PRKN*, PACRG*

13

1,818,757

2,813,363

1.34

PLCB4*, LAMP5, PAK5*

20

38,077,292

39,076,620

1.11

LMBRD2, UGT3A2, CAPSL, IL7R*, SPEF2*, SKP2*, PRLR*

24

51,881,818

52,880,825

1.95

DCC*

  1. *Prioritized candidate gene identified by GUILDify and ToppGene analysis.
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