TABLE 2.

Relative DGE levels defined by raw FC values (type I data) in the breast muscle tissues of E14 chick embryos as estimated in the studied breeds.

Breeds	Genes a
	MSTN	GHR	MEF2C	MYOD1	MYOG	MYH1	MYF5
Broiler	11.55	6.63	6.59	11.31	7.46	−41,760.00	−7.57
White Cornish	4.89	5.62	2.91	2.19	−4.32	−16.22	−685.02
Plymouth Rock White	6.59	4.35	4.00	2.87	78.25	−24.42	−4.76
Yurlov Crower	121.9	69.1	302.3	−7.11	2.04	1.07	−5.90
Brahma Buff	41.07	31.78	219.8	−25.46	−1.95	−1.73	−8.57
Orloff Mille Fleur	2.41	3.32	2.33	16.11	5.58	−16,270.00	−37.53
Layer	4.72	4.79	4.14	4.59	1.03	−29.45	−66.26
Uzbek Game	1.18	2.51	1.45	−81.01	−106.9	−11,990.00	−4.47

^a MSTN, myostatin; GHR, growth hormone receptor; MEF2C, myocyte enhancer factor 2C; MYOD1, myogenic differentiation 1; MYH1, myosin heavy chain 1; MYOG, myogenin; MYF5, myogenic factor 5. Internal control gene used: TBP, TATA-box binding protein.