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Table 2 Estimation of genotypic means (μ ± SE) for EN, additive allelic effects (a), dominance deviation (d) and degree of dominance (|d/a|) for the significant additive/dominant markers

From: Deciphering the mode of action and position of genetic variants impacting on egg number in broiler breeders

Marker

Genotype (coded as)

Sample size

μ ± SE

a ± SE

d ± SE

|d/a|

rs313298834 (add/dom)

AA (0)

1595

129.9b ± 1.0

3.6* ± 0.8

2.6NS ± 2.0

|2.6/3.6| = 0.72

AB (1)

245

136.0a ± 2.0

BB (2)

746

137.1a ± 1.4

rs314011910 (dom)

Î’Î’ (0)

2167

133.7b ± 1.0

−3.5* ± 1.0

−3.8NS ± 3.2

|3.8/3.5| = 1.1

ΑΒ (1)

91

126.4a ± 3.2

ΑΑ (2)

328

126.7a ± 2.1

rs16212040 (add/dom)

AA (0)

1695

135.2b ± 1.0

−5.0* ± 1.3

−2.1NS ± 1.7

|2.1/5.0| = 0.42

AB (1)

758

128.1a ± 1.3

BB (2)

133

125.2a ± 2.6

rs318126353 (dom)

AA (0)

1583

135.5b ± 1.0

−4.1* ± 1.2

−3.1* ± 1.6

|3.1/4.1| = 0.76

AB (1)

838

128.3a ± 1.2

BB (2)

165

127.3a ± 2.4

  1. a,b means with different superscripts are statistically different (p < 0.05)
  2. *statistically significant with p < 0.05
  3. NS non statistically significant