Table 1.
Allele presence/absence model and cashmere trait association analysis.
| Projict | Variant | Absent | Present | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |||||
| Cashmere yield(g) | A | 410 ± 3.3 | 3 | 415 ± 11.4 | 324 | 0.733 |
| B | 410 ± 3.1 | 281 | 420 ± 15.1 | 46 | 0.523 | |
| Mean fiber diameter(µm) | A | 13.6 ± 0.03 | 3 | 13.6 ± 0.11 | 324 | 0.899 |
| B | 13.5 ± 0.03 | 281 | 13.8 ± 0.14 | 46 | 0.041 | |
| Cashmere fiber length(cm) | A | 4.2 ± 0.04 | 3 | 4.1 ± 0.12 | 324 | 0.254 |
| B | 4.2 ± 0.03 | 281 | 4.4 ± 0.16 | 46 | 0.149 | |
Note: Estimated marginal means and standard errors were derived from a general linear mixed effects model with “gender” and “parentage” as fixed and random factors, respectively. (p < 0.05) marked in bold.