Table 2. Genome-wide significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms for the tested traits

Traits SNP ID Chr Position (bp) Allele 1 Allele 2 MAF SNP effect p-value
Essential FAAs Gga_rs15943371 2 33,096,495 T C 0.38 0.25 6.08 × 10−7
Essential FAAs Gga_rs14162297 2 33,432,575 T C 0.42 0.24 7.12 × 10−7
Essential FAAs Gga_rs16609168 7 31,241,647 C T 0.26 0.29 8.09 × 10−7
Arginine Gga_rs16609168 7 31,241,647 C T 0.26 0.32 2.16 × 10−8
Arginine Gga_rs13971906 1 170,582,107 A G 0.36 0.24 1.54 × 10−6
Inosine GGaluGA265714 4 74,314,272 G A 0.39 −0.32 1.63 × 10−8
Inosine GGaluGA265712 4 74,285,145 A G 0.39 −0.32 2.08 × 10−8
Inosine GGaluGA265969 4 75,827,200 T C 0.30 −0.34 4.08 × 10−8
Inosine Gga_rs13971906 1 170,582,107 A G 0.36 0.30 1.27 × 10−6
Glycine GGaluGA028030 1 81,831,988 T C 0.06 0.16 9.37 × 10−8
Threonine Gga_rs14412837 3 108,537,571 G A 0.50 −0.06 3.47 × 10−7
Chr, chromosome; bp, base pair; Allele 1, minor allele; Allele2, major allele; MAF, minor allele frequency; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; FAA, free amino acids.