Chicken QTL Database

Release 59
(Apr 20, 2026)

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Curated: 2026-06-10
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Publication # 35404478 Details

Authors:	Li J, Wang Z, Lubritz D, Arango J, Fulton J, Settar P, Rowland K, Cheng H, Wolc A (Contact: awolc@iastate.edu)
Affiliation:	Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Title:	Genome-wide association studies for egg quality traits in White Leghorn layers using low-pass sequencing and SNP chip data
Journal:	Journal Of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 139(4):380-397 (2022)	DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12679
Links:	PubMed \| Abstract \|	( Related study: none )
Click on each trait to browse further along the related trait ontology tree Click on each chromosome number to find the detailed QTL information on that chromosome Number of QTL/association reported by traits: QTL for Egg weight reported for chromosome(s): Chr.1: QTL:345074, QTL:345075. Chr.2: QTL:345077, QTL:345078, QTL:345079, QTL:345081. Chr.3: QTL:345087. Chr.5: QTL:345090, QTL:345091. Chr.6: QTL:345093. Chr.7: QTL:345094. Chr.8: QTL:345095. Chr.15: QTL:345102. Chr.26: QTL:345113. QTL for Eggshell strength reported for chromosome(s): Chr.1: Asso:345076. Chr.2: Asso:345080. Chr.3: Asso:345088. Chr.5: Asso:345092. Chr.9: QTL:345097, QTL:345098. Chr.10: Asso:345099, Asso:345100. Chr.15: Asso:345104. Chr.21: Asso:345107. QTL for Yolk weight reported for chromosome(s): Chr.2: QTL:345082, QTL:345083. Chr.22: QTL:345108, QTL:345109. QTL for Albumen height reported for chromosome(s): Chr.2: QTL:345084. Chr.3: QTL:345089. Chr.19: QTL:345105. Chr.24: QTL:345110, QTL:345111. QTL for Eggshell color reported for chromosome(s): Chr.2: QTL:345085, QTL:345086. Chr.9: QTL:345096. Chr.11: QTL:345101. Chr.15: QTL:345103. Chr.20: QTL:345106. Chr.25: QTL:345112. QTL/association Reported by chromosomes: Chr.1 (3), Chr.2 (10), Chr.3 (3), Chr.5 (3), Chr.6 (1), Chr.7 (1), Chr.8 (1), Chr.9 (3), Chr.10 (2), Chr.11 (1), Chr.15 (3), Chr.19 (1), Chr.20 (1), Chr.21 (1), Chr.22 (2), Chr.24 (2), Chr.25 (1), Chr.26 (1). Number of gene-based eQTL/associations: None

Cite this Dataset:

Animal QTLdb: Dataset from Li J, Wang Z, Lubritz D, Arango J, Fulton J, Settar P, Rowland K, Cheng H, Wolc A (2022). Genome-wide association studies for egg quality traits in White Leghorn layers using low-pass sequencing and SNP chip data. Journal of animal breeding and genetics, 139(4):380-397; Curated into QTLdb on 2026-06-10. Universal link to this data set: https://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/supp/?t=FqKm6H9KaD

Li J, Wang Z, Lubritz D, Arango J, Fulton J, Settar P, Rowland K, Cheng H, Wolc A (2022). Genome-wide association studies for egg quality traits in White Leghorn layers using low-pass sequencing and SNP chip data. Journal of animal breeding and genetics, 139(4):380-397; DOI: https://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/jbg.12679

Publication # 35404478 Details

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