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Table 2 Association of different genotypes of SNPs in the promoter region of SIRT6 with carcass quality traits in Qinchuan cattle

From: Genetic variants in the SIRT6 transcriptional regulatory region affect gene activity and carcass quality traits in indigenous Chinese beef cattle (Bos taurus)

Locus

Genotypes (n)

Intramuscular fat content (%)

Ultrasound loin muscle area (cm)

Backfat thickness (cm2)

c.-84 C > T

CC (306)

7.197 ± 0.046

66.216 ± 1.776

1.024 ± 0.018

CT (196)

7.126 ± 0.058

64.801 ± 1.219

0.943 ± 0.023

TT (33)

7.212 ± 0.141

62.069 ± 2.209

0.942 ± 0.056

P-value

 

0.507

0.167

0.079

c.-1100 A > G

AA (250)

7.081 ± 0.054b

67.473 ± 1.962

0.956 ± 0.020b

AG (217)

7.148 ± 0.058ab

63.922 ± 2.106

0.970 ± 0.022b

GG (68)

7.494 ± 0.103a

62.824 ± 2.763

1.171 ± 0.038a

P-value

 

0.035

0.062

0.018

  1. a,b Means with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)