Table 5 Estimates of phenotypic and genetic correlations of the proportional content of selected muscle fatty acids with muscle, visceral and liver fat
From: Genetic effects of fatty acid composition in muscle of Atlantic salmon
FA (%) | Muscle fat | Visceral fat | Liver fat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rP | rG | rP | rG | rP | rG | |
16:0 | 0.44 (0.03) | 0.86 (0.10) | 0.43 (0.03) | 0.66 (0.24) | 0.12 (0.04) | 0.20 (0.27) |
18:1n-9 | − 0.38 (0.05) | − 0.67 (0.15) | − 0.41 (0.03) | − 0.67 (0.27) | − 0.14 (0.04) | − 0.17 (0.28) |
18:2n-6 | − 0.46 (0.03) | − 0.78 (0.11) | − 0.47 (0.03) | − 0.63 (0.24) | − 0.14 (0.04) | − 0.23 (0.26) |
18:3n-3 | − 0.35 (0.04) | − 0.72 (0.15) | − 0.41 (0.03) | − 0.67 (0.26) | − 0.11 (0.04) | − 0.23 (0.28) |
20:3n-3 | − 0.01 (0.04) | − 0.28 (0.22) | − 0.02 (0.04) | 0.25 (0.46) | 0.10 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.33) |
20:4n-3 | 0.01 (0.04) | − 0.12 (0.25) | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.82 (0.40) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.79 (0.31) |
20:5n-3 | 0.21 (0.04) | 0.60 (0.28) | 0.12 (0.04) | − 0.17 (0.51) | 0.10 (0.04) | − 0.31 (0.41) |
22:5n-3 | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.21) | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.20 (0.38) | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.19 (0.28) |
22:6n-3 | − 0.06 (0.04) | 0.01 (0.21) | 0.24 (0.04) | 0.61 (0.37) | 0.10 (0.04) | 0.32 (0.27) |
EPA + DHA | 0.14 (0.04) | 0.58 (0.32) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.36 (0.52) | 0.11 (0.04) | − 0.04 (0.42) |
Ratio DHA:ALA | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.38 (0.22) | 0.34 (0.04) | 0.98 (0.35) | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.35 (0.29) |