Table 3.

Correlation analysis between backfat thickness and various genes in Tibetan pigs.

Projects	Backfat thickness	IDI1	ACACA	ELOVL5	PLAC8	SLC2A4	THRSP	CHPT1
Backfat thickness	1
IDI1	0.741	1
ACACA	0.868**	0.953	1
ELOVL5	0.823	0.700	0.930*	1
PLAC8	0.766	0.999*	0.964	0.727	1
SLC2A4	0.890**	0.706	0.991**	0.830	0.732	1
THRSP	0.894**	0.934	0.991**	0.947*	0.947	0.976**	1
CHPT1	−0.134	−0.743	−0.958*	−0.652	−0.768	−0.958*	−0.909*	1

The *symbol indicates the significant difference (P <0.05). The **symbol indicates extremely significant difference (P <0.01).