Table 5 Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapped using the F2 line cross regression analysis

Flesh colour

26

33

22.73***

0.56 (0.08)

0.02 (0.14)

Y

6

109

9.47***

-0.366 (0.151)

-0.916 (0.267)

Y^b

4

57

8.65***

0.279 (0.079)

-0.254 (0.124)

Y

5

16

5.69*

0.266 (0.082)

-0.091 (0.131)

Y^b

20

41

5.35*

-0.428 (0.131)

0 (0.201)

Y^b

7

8

4.96*

0.415 (0.133)

-0.049 (0.207)

Y

1

0

4.94*

0.04 (0.125)

-0.57 (0.185)

Y^b

10

18

4.92*

0.227 (0.079)

-0.156 (0.12)

Body weight

5

19

14.09***

0.321 (0.064)

-0.132 (0.1)

Y

10

19

12.22***

0.345 (0.07)

0.074 (0.106)

Y

4

4

8.96***

0.26 (0.064)

0.152 (0.099)

Y

7

4

5.83**

0.332 (0.105)

-0.155 (0.157)

Y

18

16

4.69*

0.343 (0.128)

-0.331 (0.216)

29

0

4.39*

0.294 (0.102)

0.089 (0.152)

Y

22

0

4.12*

0.266 (0.1)

-0.133 (0.142)

13

58

4.07*

0.15 (0.061)

-0.121 (0.091)

Y

19

0

3.43*

0.267 (0.102)

-0.051 (0.143)

Length

10

19

14.34***

2.545 (0.479)

0.539 (0.726)

Y

4

4

12.05***

2.049 (0.433)

1.247 (0.673)

Y

5

18

11.32***

1.938 (0.44)

-1.03 (0.7)

Y

11

17

7.44***

2.204 (0.605)

0.931 (1.219)

Y

13

59

5.12*

1.22 (0.405)

-0.554 (0.596)

Y

19

0

4.36*

2.055 (0.696)

-0.412 (0.979)

2

0

4.15*

-0.994 (0.932)

4.016 (1.59)

7

6

4.09*

1.824 (0.727)

-1.293 (1.116)

Y

29

0

4.07*

1.911 (0.694)

0.739 (1.036)

22

0

3.5*

1.622 (0.681)

-1.013 (0.973)

Slaughter weight

5

19

13.56***

0.285 (0.058)

-0.116 (0.091)

Y

10

19

12.24***

0.311 (0.063)

0.069 (0.096)

Y

4

4

9.36***

0.241 (0.057)

0.137 (0.089)

Y

7

4

5.92**

0.303 (0.095)

-0.135 (0.142)

Y

18

16

4.67*

0.313 (0.116)

-0.285 (0.195)

13

59

4.43*

0.151 (0.054)

-0.066 (0.079)

29

0

4.37*

0.265 (0.092)

0.079 (0.137)

22

0

4.09*

0.242 (0.09)

-0.108 (0.128)

K-factor

24

48

6.69**

0.044 (0.016)

0.068 (0.028)

20

52

6.86**

-0.052 (0.014)

0.003 (0.02)

Y

7

8

6.12**

0.052 (0.015)

0.021 (0.023)

Y

5

31

6.15*

0.026 (0.008)

-0.017 (0.012)

10

19

5.14*

0.025 (0.01)

-0.029 (0.015)

23

20

4.81*

0.006 (0.015)

0.068 (0.022)

19

0

3.72*

0.037 (0.014)

-0.025 (0.02)

Dressing %

17

2

5.89*

-0.537 (0.173)

-0.412 (0.243)

13

58

4.71*

-0.262 (0.101)

-0.272 (0.152)