TABLE 4.

Distribution of seven SNPs in three different sheep breed populations.

Gene SNP	Sheep breed	Genotype frequencies			Allele frequencies		Ratio	χ2
ABCA1 18100859		AA	AG	GG	A	G	A/G
	Altay sheep (104)	0.327 (34)	0.481 (50)	0.192 (20)	0.567 (118)	0.433 (90)	1.311	0.045
	XFW sheep (104)	0.212 (22)	0.423 (44)	0.365 (38)	0.423 (88)	0.577 (120)	0.733	1.849
	Hu sheep (104)	0.135 (14)	0.365 (38)	0.500 (52)	0.308 (66)	0.683 (142)	0.464	2.552
ABCA1 18167532		TT	TC	CC	T	C	T/C
	Altay sheep (104)	0 (0)	0.106 (11)	0.894 (93)	0.053 (11)	0.947 (197)	0.056	0.324
	XFW sheep (104)	0.865 (90)	0.096 (10)	0.038 (4)	0.913 (190)	0.087 (18)	10.556	15.97**
	Hu sheep (104)	0 (0)	0.962 (100)	0.038 (4)	0.481 (100)	0.519 (108)	0.926	89.16**
CPT1A 45468209		GG	GT	TT	G	T	G/T
	Altay sheep (104)	0.346 (36)	0.654 (68)	0 (0)	0.673 (140)	0.327 (68)	2.058	24.54**
	XFW sheep (104)	0.385 (40)	0.577 (60)	0.038 (4)	0.673 (140)	0.327 (68)	2.058	10.05**
	Hu sheep (104)	0.173 (18)	0.644 (67)	0.183 (19)	0.495 (103)	0.505 (105)	0.981	8.661*
FADS2 39768783		CC	CT	TT	C	T	C/T
	Altay sheep (104)	0.106 (11)	0.894 (93)	0 (0)	0.553 (115)	0.447 (93)	1.237	68.01**
	XFW sheep (104)	0.385 (40)	0.615 (64)	0 (0)	0.692 (144)	0.308 (64)	2.250	20.54**
	Hu sheep (104)	0.683 (71)	0.317 (33)	0 (0)	0.803 (175)	0.139 (33)	5.303	3.698
FBP2 31747535		AA	AG	GG	A	G	A/G
	Altay sheep (104)	0.529 (55)	0.385 (40)	0.087 (9)	0.721 (150)	0.279 (58)	2.584	0.198
	XFW sheep (104)	0.644 (67)	0.269 (28)	0.087 (9)	0.779 (162)	0.221 (46)	3.522	4.964
	Hu sheep (104)	0.596 (62)	0.337 (35)	0.067 (7)	0.764 (159)	0.236 (49)	3.244	0.447
PLIN1 20197576		CC	CG	GG	C	G	C/G
	Altay sheep (78)	0 (0)	0.231 (24)	0.770 (80)	0.115 (24)	0.885 (184)	0.130	1.327
	XFW sheep (78)	0 (0)	0.077 (8)	0.923 (96)	0.038 (8)	0.962 (200)	0.040	0.125
	Hu sheep (78)	0 (0)	0.295 (30)	0.705 (74)	0.147 (30)	0.853 (178)	0.168	2.333
SLC27A2 57036072		GG	GT	TT	G	T	G/T
	Altay sheep (104)	0.337 (35)	0.587 (61)	0.077 (8)	0.630 (131)	0.370 (77)	1.701	6.915*
	XFW sheep (104)	0.038 (4)	0.125 (13)	0.837 (87)	0.101 (21)	0.899 (187)	0.112	89.163**
	Hu sheep (104)	0.385 (40)	0.596 (62)	0.019 (2)	0.683 (142)	0.317 (66)	2.151	14.70**

XFW, Xinjiang fine wool sheep. *P < 0.05 (χ²₀.₀₅ = 5.99); **P < 0.01 (χ²₀.₀₁ = 9.21).