Fig. 1.

Discovery of ALC wool lambs in fine wool sheep population. A The appearance of ALC and MF wool lambs in P30. B The wool fibers of MF wool lambs. C The Cross-sectioning of MF lamb skin and subsequent HE staining. D The wool fibers of ALC wool lambs. E The Cross-sectioning of ALC lamb skin and subsequent HE staining. The bars in C and E are 180 μm. F The distribution of ALC and MF wool diameters. G Comparison and analysis of primary and secondary wool follicle diameters in ALC and MF wool type lambs. P: primary wool follicles, S: secondary wool follicles. ^***P < 0.001. H Comparative analysis of S/P ratio for ALC and MF wool type lambs. S/P: Ratio of the number of secondary wool follicles to primary wool follicles. ^***P < 0.001