FIGURE 2.
Variability in global DNA methylation rate in somatic and reproductive tissues. Average GDMR was calculated for 30 animals, 16 males and 14 females, (15 Blackbelly and 15 Romane sheep). The grey bars represent the second quartile, the dashed bars represent the third quartile, and the horizontal lines on each side correspond to the first (on the left) and the fourth (on the right) quartiles. The tissues below the dotted line belong to female and male reproductive tracts. Statistical model 3 was used for the analysis of somatic tissues. For each effect, values with different superscripts (a to m) were found to be significantly different (p < 0.05). Statistical model 4 was used for the analysis of reproductive tissues. For each effect, values with different superscripts (y to z) were found to differ significantly (p < 0.05). perirenal adi. tis.: perirenal adipose tissue.
