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. 2021 Apr 22;12(5):625. doi: 10.3390/genes12050625

Table 1.

Associations between caprine KRTAP1-2 sequences and cashmere fiber traits (Mean ± SE) 1.

Cashmere Trait Variant Assessed Other Variants Fitted Absent Present P Value
Mean ± SE n Mean ± SE n
Raw cashmere fiber weight (g) A None 407.1 ± 4.12 145 416.0 ± 4.05 156 0.075
B None 419.5 ± 3.73 165 400.0 ± 4.29 136 <0.001
C None 405.0 ± 4.80 108 414.6 ± 3.61 193 0.063
A B, C 405.6 ± 4.71 145 412.2 ± 4.17 156 0.264
B A, C 416.7 ± 4.52 165 401.1 ± 4.41 136 0.009
C A, B 405.9 ± 5.19 108 411.9 ± 3.91 193 0.345
Mean fiber diameter (µm) A None 13.5 ± 0.04 145 13.6± 0.04 156 0.442
B None 13.7 ± 0.04 165 13.6 ± 0.04 136 0.977
C None 13.6 ± 0.04 108 13.6 ± 0.033 193 0.357
Cashmere fiber length (cm) A None 4.1 ± 0.04 145 4.2 ± 0.04 156 0.099
B None 4.2 ± 0.04 165 4.2 ± 0.05 136 0.373
C None 4.2 ± 0.05 108 4.2 ± 0.04 193 0.395

1 Estimated standard errors (SEs) and marginal means in general linear mixed effect model, with P < 0.05 being shown in bold.