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Table 1 Number of observed phenotypes for male and female Merinos

From: Genomic prediction of the polled and horned phenotypes in Merino sheep

 

Females

Males (wethers)

Polled

1123

511

Knobs + scurs

1237

561

Horned

88

481

  1. For the derived phenotype horned/non-horned (H/NH), horned animals are contrasted with animals with horns scored as ‘polled’, ‘knobs’, and ‘scurs’ and for the derived phenotype polled/non-polled (P/NP), polled animals are contrasted with animals with horns scored as ‘horned’, ‘knobs’, and ‘scurs’