TABLE 4.
The mean, standard deviations (SD) and p value (chi‐squared test) of litter size in Small Tail Han sheep in the loci g.37871539C>T (TGIF1) and g.42314637T>C (SF1)
| Locus | Genotype | Litter size (mean ± SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First parity (N) | p value | Second parity (N) | p value | Third parity (N) | p value | ||
| g.37871539C>T | CC | 2.12 (230) ± 0.688 | .045 | 2.32 (121) ± 0.698 | .024 | 2.67 (51) ± 0.817 | .001 |
| CT | 1.80 (142) ± 0.618 | 1.99 (84) ± 0.703 | 2.11 (38) ± 0.727 | ||||
| g.42314637T>C | TT | 1.86 (300) ± 0.648 | .035 | 2.10 (186) ± 0.754 | .042 | 2.35 (66) ± 0.816 | .038 |
| TC | 1.94 (74) ± 0.703 | 2.28 (45) ± 0.815 | 2.59 (17) ± 0.944 | ||||
| CC | 2.43 (9) ± 0.707 | 2.63 (9) ± 0.527 | 3.00 (8) ± 0.000 | ||||
p < .05 in each column indicates a significant difference.