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Table 4.

Expression levels of MyHC genes in 3 major muscles from Chinese Qinchuan and Luxi cattle

Cattle breed	Genes	Muscle type			SE

		LL	PM	SM
Qinchuan	MyHC I	9.5^a ^x	11.9^a ^x	7.5^a ^x	0.96
	MyHC IIa	2.7^a ^y	2.8^a ^y	2.3^a ^y
	MyHC IIx	2.0^a ^y	2.3^a ^y	2.3^a ^y
Luxi	MyHC I	3.8^b ^x	8.8^a ^x	4.3^a ^x
	MyHC IIa	3.2^a ^x	2.3^a ^y	5.3^a ^x
	MyHC IIx	2.9^a ^x	2.5^a ^y	3.2^a ^x

MyHC, myosin heavy chain; LL, M. longissimus lumborum; PM, M. psoas major; SM, M. semimembranosus; SE, standard error.

^a,b

Different letters indicate significant differences between cattle breeds for the same gene and muscle type.

^x,y

Different letters indicate significant differences between genes for the same cattle brees and muscle type (p<0.05).