Table 4.

Candidate gene information and pathway annotation.

Gene	Associated trait	Related QTL in chicken	Related pathway
SLC39A10	BW21	Body weight; Muscle weight; Fat weight; Daily gain	Transport of glucose and other sugars
DNAJC19	BW21	Growth; Body weight; Daily gain; Fat weight;	Metabolism of proteins
ELK3	RFI	Body weight; Residual feed intake; Fat weight; Muscle weight; Body component weight;	Interleukin signaling pathway
SORCS1	FCR	Growth; Body weight; Daily gain; Fat weight;	No record
IL1RAPL1	FCR	Feed efficiency; Femur weight; Growth; Body size; Fat weight; Body weight	No record

BW21, body weight at 21 days; FCR, feed conversion ratio; RFI, residual feed intake.