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Table 1 Estimates of variance components and heritabilities for wool traits and live weight in Merino sheep

From: Integration of a single-step genome-wide association study with a multi-tissue transcriptome analysis provides novel insights into the genetic basis of wool and weight traits in sheep

Trait (unit)

Number

Mean

SD

\({\sigma }_{a}^{2}\)

\({\sigma }_{e}^{2}\)

\({h}^{2}\) (SE)

MFD (µm)

5436

18.24

2.07

1.04

1.87

0.36 (0.04)

CVFD (%)

5414

21.98

2.80

0.32

6.44

0.05 (0.02)

CN (/2.5 cm)

5208

12.71

2.45

0.37

4.91

0.07 (0.03)

MSL (cm)

7135

10.26

0.98

0.22

0.58

0.27 (0.03)

GFW (kg)

6727

3.95

0.62

0.08

0.22

0.28 (0.03)

LW (kg)

6871

36.56

4.99

6.07

12.23

0.33 (0.03)

  1. SD, standard deviation; \({\sigma }_{a}^{2}\), additive variance; \({\upsigma }_{e}^{2}\), residual variance; h2, heritability; SE, standard error. MFD, mean fibre diameter; CVFD, coefficient of variation of the fibre diameter; CN, crimp number; MSL, mean staple length; GFW, greasy fleece weight; LW, live weight
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