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Table 3 Percentage of additive genetic variance explained by genomic regions with genome- and chromosome-wide significant SNP associations for loin muscle depth and muscle pH (ham and loin) in the four genetic lines evaluated

From: A genome-wide association study for loin depth and muscle pH in pigs from intensely selected purebred lines

 

Line A

Line B

Line C

Line D

Loin depth (purebreds)

5.0

5.6

6.1

4.3

Loin depth (crossbreds)a

–

–

4.2

2.7

Ham muscle pHb

–

–

0.1

0.1

Loin muscle pHa,c

–

–

0.4

0.7

  1. aAlthough these traits were measured on crossbred individuals, GWAS was performed on purebred relatives
  2. bpH of semimembranosus muscle measured 22 h post-slaughter
  3. cpH of longissimus muscle measured 22 h post-slaughter
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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