Supplementary Table 3: Genomic position and QTL effects of loci highlighted as
contributing to differences in longevity, LRS, and MRS.
Locus
Chr
Position
QTL Effect
Growth rate and weight1
EPCDV21
1
58.308
BMS2572
1
197.298
N/A
MNS72A
2
9.632
N/A
CSRD65
2
101.726
N/A
BM4006
2
112.172
N/A
MNS03A
3
0
N/A
BLGI2
3
9.948
Parasite resistance2
CSAP39E
4
33.89
N/A
MCM204
6
33.814
MCMA9
6
79.74
BM4621
7
23.783
N/A
MCM156
8
0
N/A
N/A
BMS1967
Growth rate and weight1
Parasite resistance3, growth rate and weight1, horn base circumference in bighorn sheep 4
9
0
FCB193
11
67.707
Growth rate and weight1,5, mother birth weight in Soay sheep6
CSSM03
12
60.265
N/A
BM719
12
102.882
HUJ625
13
70.326
Parasite resistance7
TGLA357
14
12.222
Parasite resistance3
BMS2812
16
0
N/A
RM106
16
6.055
N/A
TGLA126
16
56.684
Body weight5
OarHH62
17
97.338
N/A
OarHH47
19
12.009
Horn base circumference in bighorn sheep4
BM1558
20
0
N/A
OARCP73
20
71.528
N/A
UMJM32
21
0
MCM200
25
34.174
N/A
BL25
26
51.294
Growth rate and weight 20091
Growth rate and weight1
Growth rate and weight1
BM203
X
78.148
Body mass in bighorn sheep4
CP131
X
92.538
Body mass in bighorn sheep4
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