Consistent with the previous equivalent GWAS analysis (Additional file 2: Figure S1) the strongest associations are observed within the 18 intermediate ear breeds, with associations shown across the same set of SNPs as observed across all breeds.
For intermediate ear breeds, the strongest association is shown in the CFA10 region also associated with ear type.
The average body mass of drop ear, prick ear and intermediate ear breeds is 25.2 kg, 22.9 kg and 23.1 kg respectively.
Importantly, in a wide variety of tests and parameters, the intermediate scores of (bred) NAB, (purchased) CD1, and HAB/LAB F1 controls were found to be similar if not identical ([16]; unpublished results).
Salmon populations are generally composed of early, late, and even intermediate migrants that breed asynchronously [ 24, 47].
Individuals belonging to the CGU breed fell at an intermediate position between indicine and taurine breeds on PC1, but were closer to EUT than AFT populations on PC2.
NAB mice were bred for intermediate anxiety-related behavior.
First, Nei genetic distances were visualized in a Neighbor Network (figure 3), Indonesian Aceh, Pesisir and Filial Ongole are close to the Indian zebu breeds, but are intermediate between Indian zebu and Bali cattle.
Accordingly, animals that originated from primitive north-European breeds occupied an intermediate position along the x-axis.
Calabrese and Chato Murciano breeds occupied an intermediate position between no introgressed European pigs and English breeds as a result of indirect Asian introgression from English and/or commercial pigs.
However, unlike HSFY, ZNF280BY showed significantly higher MCN in the BIN lineage (284) than that in the BTA lineage (231), and the three composite cattle breeds had an intermediate MCN of 262.
