Table 3. The association between FSVs of the MYH3 genotypes and muscle collagen content in a crossbred pig population (Landrace × Jeju native pig)

Genotype1) %Var2) p-value
qq (17) Qq (103) QQ (67)
Musculus longissimus dorsi 0.99 ± 0.06a 1.08 ± 0.22ac 1.17 ± 0.03bc 4.9 0.015
Musculus semimembranosus 0.94 ± 0.05a 1.22 ± 0.02b 1.51 ± 0.03c 39.7 2.00 × 10−16
Musculus biceps femoris 1.09 ± 0.05a 1.35 ± 0.02b 1.54 ± 0.03c 30.4 6.66 × 10−16
Musculus triceps brachii 1.15 ± 0.04a 1.30 ± 0.17b 1.37 ± 0.02c 10.3 3.31 × 10−5
Least Square Means (LSM) ± SE.
Var is percentage of phenotypic residual variance explained by the MYH3 FSV.
Means with a different superscript in the same row significantly differ at p < 0.05.
FSVs, functional sequence variants; MYH3, myosin heavy chain 3.