Table 1.
Association of KRT85 exon 3–4 variants with selected wool traits.
| Trait 2 | Variant | Single-Variant Model | Multi-Variant Model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent (n) |
Present (n) |
Absent (Mean ± SEM 1) |
Present (Mean ± SEM) |
p | Other Variant Fitted | Absent (Mean ± SEM) |
Present (Mean ± SEM) |
p | ||
| GFW | A | 117 | 346 | 2.2 ± 0.10 | 2.3 ± 0.09 | 0.282 | B | 2.4 ± 0.09 | 2.5 ± 0.09 | 0.045 |
| (kg) | B | 105 | 358 | 2.2 ± 0.10 | 2.3 ± 0.09 | 0.110 | ||||
| CFW | A | 117 | 346 | 1.7 ± 0.08 | 1.7 ± 0.08 | 0.105 | B | 1.7 ± 0.07 | 1.8 ± 0.06 | 0.024 |
| (kg) | B | 105 | 358 | 1.7 ± 0.08 | 1.7 ± 0.08 | 0.142 | A | 1.7 ± 0.07 | 1.8 ± 0.06 | 0.305 |
| YIELD | A | 117 | 346 | 75.3 ± 1.46 | 76.1 ± 1.38 | 0.301 | ||||
| (%) | B | 105 | 358 | 76.0 ± 1.50 | 75.8 ± 1.37 | 0.869 | ||||
| MFD | A | 117 | 346 | 18.9 ± 0.44 | 18.9 ± 0.41 | 0.830 | ||||
| (µm) | B | 105 | 358 | 18.7 ± 0.45 | 18.9 ± 0.41 | 0.349 | ||||
| FDSD | A | 117 | 346 | 4.1 ± 0.16 | 4.1 ± 0.15 | 0.417 | B | 4.1 ± 0.11 | 4.1 ± 0.10 | 0.562 |
| (µm) | B | 105 | 358 | 4.0 ± 0.16 | 4.1 ± 0.15 | 0.100 | ||||
| CVFD | A | 117 | 346 | 21.8 ± 0.61 | 21.3 ± 0.58 | 0.151 | B | 21.8 ± 0.42 | 21.5 ± 0.37 | 0.265 |
| B | 105 | 358 | 21.1 ± 0.63 | 21.5 ± 0.57 | 0.178 | A | 21.5 ± 0.42 | 21.8 ± 0.37 | 0.233 | |
| MSL | A | 117 | 346 | 81.1 ± 2.90 | 83.3 ± 2.75 | 0.130 | ||||
| (mm) | B | 105 | 358 | 81.7 ± 3.00 | 82.7 ± 2.73 | 0.467 | A | 83.0 ± 1.97 | 84.0 ± 1.74 | 0.416 |
| MSS | A | 117 | 346 | 25.3 ± 2.09 | 24.3 ± 1.99 | 0.341 | ||||
| (N/ktex) | B | 105 | 358 | 24.9 ± 2.16 | 24.6 ± 1.97 | 0.759 | ||||
| PF | A | 117 | 346 | 2.0 ± 0.77 | 2.0 ± 0.73 | 0.943 | B | 1.8 ± 0.67 | 1.9 ± 0.61 | 0.787 |
| (%) | B | 105 | 358 | 1.3 ± 0.79 | 2.1 ± 0.72 | 0.032 | ||||
| MFC | A | 117 | 346 | 89.4 ± 3.55 | 90.9 ± 3.37 | 0.415 | ||||
| (o/mm) | B | 105 | 358 | 90.5 ± 3.66 | 90.4 ± 3.34 | 0.964 | ||||
1 Estimated marginal means and standard errors of the mean (SEM) derived from the GLMMs. p < 0.05 are in bold, and 0.05 ≤ p < 0.20 are italicized. 2 GFW—greasy fleece weight; CFW—clean fleece weight; MFD—mean fibre diameter; CVFD—coefficient of variation of fibre diameter; FDSD—fibre diameter standard deviation; MSS—mean staple strength; MSL—mean staple length; PF—prickle factor (percentage of fibres over 30 μm); MFC—mean fibre curvature.