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. 2014 May 7;46(1):30. doi: 10.1186/1297-9686-46-30

Table 7.

Genetic correlation estimates (±SE) between bite mark scores 1 at different parts of the body and with body weight

 
 
 
Direct
Indirect
    Weight 2 Neck BMS Body BMS Tail BMS Neck BMS Body BMS
Direct
Neck BMS
-0.29 ± 0.17
 
 
 
 
 
 
Body BMS
-0.08 ± 0.17
0.48 ± 0.22
 
 
 
 
 
Tail BMS
0.21 ± 0.16
0.57 ± 0.22
0.57 ± 0.22
 
 
 
Indirect
Neck BMS
-0.05 ± 0.10
0.55 ± 0.22
0.78 ± 0.19
0.89 ± 0.16
 
 
 
Body BMS
-0.10 ± 0.10
0.52 ± 0.19
0.67 ± 0.21
0.68 ± 0.22
0.78 ± 0.19
 
  Tail3 BMS -0.17 ± 0.10 0.60 ± 0.23 0.85 ± 0.24 0.99 ± 0.23 0.96 ± 0.21 0.99 ± 0.27

1The analysis for total BMS did not converge and was thus omitted from this Table; 2 there was no evidence for IGE on body weight, thus, weight refers to the direct effect only; genetic correlation of direct total BMS vs. direct weight was equal to -0.28 ± 0.13 and indirect total BMS vs. direct weight was equal to -0.15 ± 0.08; correlation of TBV of total BMS with body weight was - 0.21 ± 0.08.