Table 1.

Candidate genes associated with various phenotypes putatively under selection

KEGG pathway		ID	Candidate gene	Trait	Studies
Apelin signaling pathway		bta04371	MEF2A	skeletal muscle development	[15–17]
			SMAD2	myogenesis	[18]
			CAMK4	under domestication; testicular growth; oogenesis	[19, 20]
			RPS6	antlers grow rapidly	[21]
			PIK3CG		-