Table 1 The genotypes of the Gtl2-sITSs locus showed a distinct difference between coarse and fine wool sheep breeds
Breed | Genotyped animals (n) | Wool phenotype | Genotype | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterozygote | Homozygote | |||||
Copy number | Proportion | Copy number | Proportion (%) | |||
Tan | 39 | Coarse | 13 | 5.13% | 12 | 94.87 |
STH | 30 | Coarse | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 |
Ujimqin | 37 | Coarse | 13 | 5.41% | 12 | 94.59 |
ALC | 5 | Coarse | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 |
MF | 5 | Fine | 9 to 13 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
AuM | 60 | Fine | 8 to 14 | 95% | 8 to 14 | 5 |
AoM | 50 | Fine | 8 to 14 | 88% | 8 to 14 | 12 |
GaM | 88 | Fine | 8 to 14 | 94.32% | 8 to 14 | 5.68 |