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Table 3 The genetic correlations between the crystal structure and eggshell quality traits

From: Genetic variations for the eggshell crystal structure revealed by genome-wide association study in chickens

Traits

MD

MT

ET

EST

ESW

ESS

A1

-0.38(0.39)

0.01(0.39)

0.66(0.36)

0.53(0.32)

0.77(0.32)

0.95(0.55)

A2

-0.82(0.19)

0.62(0.23)

0.45(0.22)

0.62(0.19)

0.46(0.19)

0.13(0.25)

A3

0.22(0.35)

-0.08(0.33)

0.79(0.20)

0.69(0.23)

0.63(0.20)

0.48(0.28)

A4

0.01(0.21)

0.14(0.20)

0.82(0.11)

0.73(0.11)

0.63(0.11)

0.55(0.14)

A5

-0.33(0.33)

0.57(0.37)

0.82(0.28)

0.92(0.30)

0.80(0.20)

0.27(0.29)

A6

-0.30(0.24)

0.30(0.23)

0.64(0.15)

0.67(0.14)

0.45(0.16)

0.44(0.18)

A7

-0.21(0.20)

0.16(0.21)

0.97(0.10)

0.97(0.07)

0.90(0.08)

0.80(0.12)

A8

-0.24(0.22)

0.46(0.20)

0.99(0.09)

0.99(0.08)

0.76(0.11)

0.45(0.18)

A9

-0.56(0.28)

0.21(0.29)

0.68(0.24)

0.60(0.24)

0.49(0.23)

0.50(0.25)

TA

-0.61(0.17)

0.53(0.17)

0.83(0.09)

0.88(0.07)

0.75(0.09)

0.52(0.14)

OD

0.87(0.31)

-0.42(0.30)

0.48(0.29)

0.39(0.28)

0.31(0.26)

0.65(0.28)

  1. Standard errors of the estimates are in parentheses; A1-A9 = integrate intensity of peaks of No. 1–9; TA = total intensity of all 9 peaks; OD = degree of orientation; ESS = eggshell strength; ESW = eggshell weight; EST = eggshell thickness; ET = effective layer thickness; MD = mammillary density; MT = mammillary layer thickness