Table 8. Characteristics of top ten single nucleotide polymorphisms with chromosome 14 excluded for Holstein and Jersey milk, fat, and protein yields based on size of additive effect from a model with additive and dominance (values) effects included.

Breed	Yield trait	SNP locationa		SNP effect (BV kg)		Dominance effect rank
		Chromosome	Position (base pairs)	Additive	Dominance
Holstein	Milk	6	88,891,318	10.02	1.28	1,039
		6	88,592,295	9.28	2.03	29
		18	2,685,718	8.30	1.55	310
		6	88,069,548	7.94	1.12	1,957
		25	11,760,835	7.92	1.08	2,270
		5	105,870,613	7.87	0.01	42,548
		6	88,822,266	7.82	0.09	36,935
		6	88,656,290	7.68	0.55	12,298
		16	24,810,362	7.46	0.30	22,940
		5	112,775,479	7.46	1.63	235
	Fat	5	92,191,685	0.331	0.044	1,602
		5	88,776,643	0.329	0.004	35,959
		5	92,283,403	0.300	0.023	10,304
		18	2,685,718	0.295	0.073	53
		5	104,899,417	0.291	0.070	84
		9	27,356,886	0.286	0.018	14,877
		5	94,645,698	0.284	0.064	189
		5	92,618,397	0.282	0.021	12,098
		X	20,758,679	0.282	0.008	29,113
		16	24,810,362	0.272	0.005	34,244
	Protein	6	88,891,318	0.208	0.026	3,213
		X	20,758,679	0.191	0.006	28,602
		18	2,685,718	0.189	0.040	423
		25	11,760,835	0.184	0.030	1,913
		26	12,064,775	0.162	0.003	34,343
		6	87,222,751	0.160	0.009	20,708
		5	111,581,087	0.157	0.035	1,034
		7	95,577,863	0.156	0.006	28,129
		12	1,515,856	0.156	0.002	36,571
		6	88,656,290	0.154	0.018	8,392
Jersey	Milk	2	121,707,643	6.65	0.39	2,145
		19	42,425,855	6.21	0.61	210
		7	109,395,242	6.20	0.47	932
		2	122,707,290	5.64	0.71	71
		2	121,387,324	5.56	0.48	823
		5	90,752,558	5.43	0.36	2,805
		5	97,828,652	5.42	0.32	4,008
		2	121,476,153	5.36	0.45	1,166
		2	121,432,374	5.36	0.45	1,167
		2	121,649,725	5.26	0.46	1,014
	Fat	5	90,752,558	0.183	0.013	3,164
		5	117,133,270	0.162	0.024	168
		7	34,324,708	0.161	0.001	37,864
		7	103,779,001	0.161	0.006	13,556
		26	4,248,936	0.160	0.003	24,624
		23	19,308,267	0.158	0.000	38,693
		5	117,102,295	0.154	0.015	2,286
		12	86,426,256	0.152	0.000	39,802
		7	109,395,242	0.151	0.012	3,919
		5	84,702,280	0.149	0.002	28,164
	Protein	2	109,395,242	0.151	0.014	887
		25	3,950,794	0.135	0.006	9,175
		18	25,779,530	0.131	0.010	3,419
		5	56,397,946	0.129	0.009	4,848
		2	90,752,558	0.128	0.010	3,386
		18	121,707,643	0.128	0.010	3,067
		2	55,983,042	0.127	0.008	5,301
		5	121,387,324	0.127	0.016	453
		5	97,828,652	0.126	0.007	7,731
		2	105,664,687	0.125	0.006	9,426

^aUMD 3.1 assembly of the Bos taurus genome [25].