Tesq2^L6
QTL Variant Detail

Summary

• QTL variant: Tesq2^L6
• Name: testis weight QTL 2; L6
• MGI ID: MGI:3042976
• QTL: Tesq2 Location: Chr6:96632912-146535124 bp Genetic Position: Chr6, Syntenic

Variant origin

• Strain of Specimen: L6

Variant description

• Allele Type: QTL
• Mutation: Undefined
• This allele confers decreased testis weight compared to M16i. (J:87793)
• Inheritance: Recessive

Expression

In Structures Affected by this Mutation:

1 anatomical structure(s)

Notes

Mapping and Phenotype information for this QTL, its variants and associated markers

J:87793

Linkage analysis was performed on 552 10-week old male animals from a (M16i x L6)F2 intercross to identify QTLs associated with measurements of growth such as organ weight, growth rate, and adiposity. 63 polymorphic markers spanning the 19 autosomes wereused in the genome scan. Parental strain M16i is a long term selection line for rapid 3- and 6- week weight gain whereas parental strain L6 is a long term selection line for low 6-week body weight. A total of 50 significant QTLs (LOD>3.3) were mapped over 15 chromosomes. More than 25% of loci mapped to mouse Chromosome 2.

On mouse Chromosome 6, a QTL for testis weight (Tesq2) mapped to 44.9 cM between D6Mit132 and D6Mit201 (LOD=4.4) with L6-derived alleles conferring recessively inherited decrease in testis weight. The confidence interval of Tesq2 spans 27.9 cM - 56.3 cM.

References

• Original: J:87793 Rocha JL, et al., A large-sample QTL study in mice: II. Body composition. Mamm Genome. 2004 Mar;15(2):100-13
• All: 1 reference(s)