QTL mapping of egg albumen quality in egg layers

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the phenotypes analyzed in the study for the F ₂ and Hy-Line populations

Population	N	Trait and unit	Average	Standard deviation	Min-Max
Rhode island red	84	AH, after one week storage, mm	5.8	0.39	4.5-7.3
White rock	82	AH, after one week storage, mm	6.1	0.42	4.6-7.7
F₂	1599	HU, Haugh units	85.0	6.89	59.6-105.8
		AH, mm	7.3	1.15	2.9-11.8
Hy-Line	299	AH early, mm	8.4	0.44	7.32-9.57
Hy-Line	221	AH late, mm	8.0	0.55	5.73-9.37

The phenotypes for parental lines (Rhode Island Red and White Rock) are breeding values for AH after one week storage.

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