Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes and Signaling Pathways Related to Intramuscular Fat Deposition in Skeletal Muscle of Sex-Linked Dwarf Chickens

Table 1

Summary of gene expression in skeletal muscles of dwarf and normal chickens determined by microarray analysis.

Hybridization; signals	Normal chickens			Dwarf chickens
	A1	A2	A3	B1	B2	B3
Present
Probes	17174	17124	17559	16506	17417	16425
%	44.6	44.4	45.6	42.8	45.2	42.6
Absent
Probes	20764	20839	20335	21428	20513	21448
%	53.9	54.1	52.8	55.6	53.2	55.7
Marginal
Probes	597	572	641	601	605	662
%	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.7
Total probes	38535	38535	38535	38535	38535	38535