QTL for pubertal and seasonality traits in male Pere David's x red deer interspecies hybrids

Authors
Goosen, GJC Dodds, KG Tate, ML Fennessy, PF
Citation
Gjc. Goosen et al., QTL for pubertal and seasonality traits in male Pere David's x red deer interspecies hybrids, J HEREDITY, 91(5), 2000, pp. 397-400
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HEREDITY
ISSN journal
00221503 → ACNP
Volume
91
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
397 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1503(200009/10)91:5<397:QFPAST>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The unique Pere David's (Elaphurus davidianus) x red deer (Cervus elaphus) backcross hybrid has been used to search for evidence of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for antler pubertal (date and live weight at pedicle initiation ) and antler seasonality (date of antler cleaning and casting) traits in te mperate species of deer. Analyses using marker information revealed evidenc e for a QTL for date at pedicle initiation (LOD = 3.7) and live weight at p edicle initiation (LOD = 3.1). These QTL explained 13% and 11% of the pheno typic variance in these traits, respectively.