Table 3. Candidate gene positions on the linkage map. An asterix * indicates that the gene was located on a linkage group also containing a genome-wide significant QTL for growth.
| Gene | Species | Accession # | Type | LG | cM | bp | % match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| growth-hormone* | Pagrus major | AB904715.1 | DNA | 16 | 53.2 | 147 | 99.3 |
| myostatin | Pagrus major | AY965686.1 | DNA | 6 | 38.3 | 403 | 99.0 |
| growth-hormone-receptor | Epinephelus coioides | KR269817.1 | DNA | 9 | 58.3 | 769 | 88.7 |
| growth-hormone-receptor-type-I | Sparus aurata | AH014067.4 | DNA | 9 | 58.3 | 760 | 95.4 |
| growth-hormone-receptor-type-II | Sparus aurata | AH014068.4 | DNA | 18 | 50.3 | 875 | 94.1 |
| myogenin* | Sparus aurata | EF462192.1 | DNA | 3 | 9.6 | 534 | 96.8 |
| myogenic-factor-MYOD1 | Sparus aurata | AF478568.1 | DNA | 7 | 12.6 | 591 | 97.0 |
| myogenic-factor-MYOD2 | Sparus aurata | AF478569.1 | DNA | 14 | 39 | 546 | 96.5 |
| myogenic-regulatory-factor-4 | Epinephelus coioides | KR269828.1 | DNA | 15 | 25.2 | 510 | 93.8 |
| myogenic-regulatory-factor-6 | Sparus aurata | JN034421.1 | mRNA | 15 | 25.2 | 521 | 95.6 |
| insulin-like-growth-factor-I | Sparus aurata | DQ118098.1 | DNA | 15 | 25.2 | 186 | 99.5 |
| insulin-like-growth-factor-II | Epinephelus coioides | KR269813.1 | DNA | 7 | 23.4 | 240 | 96.7 |
| parvalbumin* | Sparus aurata | GU060310.1 | mRNA | 16 | 15.2 | 311 | 97.7 |