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Heritable component of adipose depot weight (%)
| Phenotype | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|
| Retroperitoneal (bs) | 81.4 | 0.0 |
| Retroperitoneal | 94.4 | 4.7 |
| Gonadal (bs) | 60.2 | 45.5 |
| Gonadal | 93.2 | 79.2 |
| Retroperitoneal & gonadal (bs) | 61.1 | 25.5 |
| Retroperitoneal & gonadal | 93.4 | 41.0 |
| Body weight | 87.5 | 91.4 |
| Body length | 77.2 | 82.4 |
See text for computation of heritability. bs = phenotype adjusted for body size, see Method section.
Values are percent of trait variance accounted for by genetic effects.
