Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in akirin 2 gene with marbling in Japanese Black beef cattle

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Table 1 Effect of the SNP genotypes on marbling and subcutaneous fat thickness in experiment 1

		Breeding value*
Genotype	No. of animals	MARBLING SCORE	Subcutaneous fat thickness (mm)
AA	26	2.96^a ± 0.33	-3.91 ± 1.11
GA	48	2.30^b ± 0.29	-2.15 ± 0.99
GG	26	2.27^b ± 0.27	-3.19 ± 0.84

*The breeding values are given as estimates ± SE.
^{a, b}Estimates at different genotypes without a common letter in their superscripts significantly differ (P < 0.05).

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