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Table 2 Effects of the c.-312A>G SNP genotypes on BMS, BFT, CWT, REA and RT in the 3 populations

From: Replicated association of the single nucleotide polymorphism in EDG1 with marbling in three general populations of Japanese Black beef cattle

   

Genotype§

Trait*

Population

P -value

GG

AG

AA

BMS

Kagoshima

0.0786

0.42 ± 0.05

0.28 ± 0.04

0.37 ± 0.07

 

Miyazaki

0.0377

0.43 ± 0.13a

0.36 ± 0.09a

-0.07 ± 0.17b

 

Nagasaki

0.0012

0.52 ± 0.18a

0.01 ± 0.11b

-0.32 ± 0.13b

SFT

Kagoshima

0.1256

-0.59 ± 0.22

-0.89 ± 0.18

-1.36 ± 0.31

 

Miyazaki

0.0619

0.88 ± 0.26

0.45 ± 0.18

-0.14 ± 0.34

 

Nagasaki

0.7401

0.05 ± 0.45

0.25 ± 0.27

-0.07 ± 0.32

CWT

Kagoshima

0.1927

8.83 ± 1.60

6.62 ± 1.32

3.83 ± 2.28

 

Miyazaki

0.1811

-0.19 ± 0.50

0.25 ± 0.35

-1.12 ± 0.66

 

Nagasaki

0.0014

16.30 ± 3.69a

5.78 ± 2.19a

-0.49 ± 2.65b

REA

Kagoshima

0.0029

1.26 ± 0.23a

0.45 ± 0.19b

-0.02 ± 0.34b

 

Miyazaki

0.2642

0.71 ± 0.26

0.48 ± 0.18

0.00 ± 0.35

 

Nagasaki

0.0960

0.13 ± 0.30

-0.48 ± 0.18

-0.67 ± 0.22

RT

Kagoshima

0.2868

1.14 ± 0.20

0.73 ± 0.16

0.92 ± 0.28

 

Miyazaki

0.4833

-0.12 ± 0.42

0.45 ± 0.29

-0.12 ± 0.55

 

Nagasaki

0.0002

3.30 ± 0.96a

1.50 ± 0.57b

-1.32 ± 0.69b

  1. *BMS, Beef marbling score; SFT, Subcutaneous fat thickness (mm); CWT, Carcass weight (kg); REA, Rib eye area (cm2); RT, Rib thickness (mm).
  2. §The breeding values are shown as estimates ± SE.
  3. a, bEstimates at different genotypes without a common letter in their superscripts significantly differ (P < 0.05).