Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing for methylation QTL mapping in cattle

DNA methylation plays an important functional role and is influenced by genetic variants known as methylation QTLs (meQTLs). This dataset contains reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) data from 753 sperm samples collected on 405 Holstein bulls. It has been used for genome-wide association studies in order to map meQTLs. For a subset of 54 bulls out of 405, the dataset also includes RRBS data obtained from peripheral blood mononuclear cells.