Genotype and Phenotype Data for GWAS of Five Behavioral Traits in Horses

Borhan Shokrollahi's dataset contains PLINK genotype files and phenotype data for genome-wide association analyses of five behavioral traits in horses: Friendliness, Gentleness, Patience, Sensitivity, and Aggressiveness. The phenotype files include deregressed estimated breeding values and reliability-derived weights used in weighted mixed-model GWAS analyses. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28 and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Conducting weighted mixed-model GWAS based on deregressed estimated breeding values and reliability weights.
• Analyzing genetic associations for behavioral traits like Friendliness and Aggressiveness in horses.
• Comparing genetic architectures across the five provided behavioral phenotypes.
• Validating or replicating GWAS findings for equine behavior using the provided PLINK genotype format.

Strengths

• Dataset is focused on five specific behavioral traits (Friendliness, Gentleness, Patience, Sensitivity, Aggressiveness).
• Includes both genotype (PLINK format) and phenotype data (deregressed EBVs with weights) for GWAS.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain analyses.
• Data may reflect source or population bias inherent to the original study on figshare.

Provenance

Source

Borhan Shokrollahi on figshare

Collection Method

Likely collected for genome-wide association analysis of behavioral traits in horses.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 06:53:46; freshness should be verified.