Table 5.
Number of SNPs used in the genomic prediction, pre-selected from gene expression analysis and after pruning (and the SNPs remaining in the 50 k -G50adj in brackets) in the various RV subsets
| Genes | SNPs | Reference-validation datasets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,717 | 11,717 | 10,717 | 9717 | |||
| eQTL | 10,224 | 452,258 | 130,750 (40,129) | 130,251 (40,135) | 130,080 (40,130) | 130,582 (40,124) |
| GSAMS | 473 | 98,099 | 23,398 (40,774) | 23,338 (40,776) | 23,280 (40,778) | 23,366 (40,769) |
| GSAEMA | 367 | 76,585 | 19,852 (40,805) | 19,799 (40,803) | 19,759 (40,804) | 19,817 (40,806) |
| GSACWT | 440 | 104,512 | 24,361 (40,740) | 24,298 (40,743) | 24,268 (40,744) | 24,327 (40,739) |
| GSABFT | 810 | 146,958 | 36,219 (40,661) | 36,116 (40,658) | 36,056 (40,633) | 36,168 (40,658) |
GSA gene expression significantly associated, BFT back fat thickness, EMA eye muscle area, CWT carcass weight, and MS marbling score