Table 5.

Predicted least-square means and standard errors of the effect of KAP22-1 genotypes on the studied wool traits in Egyptian sheep${}^{\mathrm{a}}$.

Traits${}^{\mathrm{b}}$	Genotypes			$P$ value
	AA (40)	AB (111)	BB (43)
GFW, g	1054.76 $\pm$ 47.7	1141.53 $\pm$ 27.11	1163.63 $\pm$ 65.91	0.28
SL, cm	8.27 $\pm$ 0.20	7.95 $\pm$ 0.11	8.38 $\pm$ 0.20	0.012${}^{*}$
MF%	12.6 $\pm$ 1.00	13.55 $\pm$ 0.56	12.49 $\pm$ 1.04	0.77
PF%	26.19 $\pm$ 1.2	26.35 $\pm$ 0.68	24.57 $\pm$ 1.24	0.78
FD, $\mathrm{\mu }$m	26.43 $\pm$ 0.52	26.99 $\pm$ 0.29	26.80 $\pm$ 0.54	0.20
SD${}_{\mathrm{fd}}$, $\mathrm{\mu }$m	13.69 $\pm$ 0.83	14.89 $\pm$ 0.47	14.85 $\pm$ 0.86	0.51
CR%	0.97 $\pm$ 0.03	7.95 $\pm$ 0.11	8.38 $\pm$ 0.21	0.01${}^{*}$
KS	0.45 $\pm$ 1.87	0.39 $\pm$ 1.84	1.98 $\pm$ 1.88	0.01${}^{*}$
HG	$-\mathrm{0.018}$ $\pm$ 1.68	0.54 $\pm$ 1.66	0.58 $\pm$ 1.69	0.74
LG	$-\mathrm{0.41}$ $\pm$ 1.87	0.22 $\pm$ 1.83	$-\mathrm{0.12}$ $\pm$ 1.87	0.73
BG	0.71 $\pm$ 1.76	1.18 $\pm$ 1.73	0.98 $\pm$ 1.76	0.75
GCG	0.40 $\pm$ 1.73	0.25 $\pm$ 1.70	$-\mathrm{0.62}$ $\pm$ 1.74	0.01${}^{*}$
SST	$-\mathrm{22.62}$ $\pm$ 0.58	$-\mathrm{23.49}$ $\pm$ 0.47	$-\mathrm{22.86}$ $\pm$ 0.0	0.1

${}^{\mathrm{a}}$ The significance $P$ values $<$ 0.05 are in bold. ${}^{\mathrm{b}}$ GFW: greasy fleece weight (g); SL: staple length (cm); MF: medullated fiber; PF: prickle factor; FD: fiber diameter ($\mathrm{\mu }$m); SD${}_{\mathrm{fd}}$: the standard deviation of FD; CR: crimp percentage %; KS: kemp score; HG: handle grade; LG: luster grade; BG: bulk grade; GCG: greasy color grade; SST: staple structure.