TABLE 3.

Correlations of miR-874, target genes, and colocalized phenotypes.

Gene (chr)	τ miR-874: genea	Colocalized phenotypeb	R gene: phenotypec	p-valued	R miR-874: phenotypee	p-valuef
GPR157 (6)	–0.160	lma_16wk	–0.217	0.005*	0.242	0.002*
CDKN1A (7)	–0.088	dress_ptg	–0.157	0.044*	0.165	0.034*
ETV7 (7)	–0.126	dress_ptg	–0.116	0.135	0.165	0.034*
LEMD2 (7)	–0.148	dress_ptg	–0.126	0.106	0.165	0.034*
NUDT3 (7)	–0.132	dress_ptg	–0.147	0.059	0.165	0.034*
PFDN6 (7)	–0.151	dress_ptg	–0.156	0.045*	0.165	0.034*
ZNF451 (7)	–0.176	dress_ptg	–0.129	0.098	0.165	0.034*
ATP8A2 (11)	–0.174	dress_ptg	–0.115	0.141	0.165	0.034*
IGFBP5 (15)	–0.116	ph_24h	–0.113	0.171	0.169	0.039*
		cook_yield	–0.029	0.716	0.187	0.016*
PLEKHB2 (15)	–0.119	protein	–0.250	0.001*	0.100	0.202
PTPRN (15)	–0.123	ph_24h	–0.231	0.005*	0.169	0.039*
		cook_yield	0.020	0.801	0.187	0.016*
		WBS	0.223	0.004*	–0.009	0.905

^aKendall’s rank correlation of miR-874 to target gene (FDR < 0.05).

^bAbbreviated phenotype name: lma_16wk, loin muscle area at 16 weeks; dress_ptg, dressing percentage; ph_24h, pH measured at 24 h post-mortem; cook_yield, cook yield; protein, protein percentage; WBS, Warner Bratzler shear force.

^cPearson’s correlation of target gene corrected expression to colocalized corrected phenotype.

^dSignificance of Pearson’s correlation of target gene-corrected expression to colocalized corrected phenotype.

^ePearson’s correlation of miR-874-corrected expression to colocalized corrected phenotype.

^fSignificance of Pearson’s correlation of miR-874-corrected expression to colocalized corrected phenotype.

*p < 0.05.