Polymorphisms in the Chicken Growth Differentiation Factor 9 Gene Associated with Reproductive Traits
Table 3
Association of GDF9 polymorphisms with reproductive traits in all chickens.
Polymorphism
Traits (P-value of significance test)
AFE
BWFE
WFE
BWTA
EWTA
EN
g.17156328G>T
0.29
0.08
0.15
0.05
0.09
0.32
g.17156387C>T
0.04∗
0.16
0.03∗
0.78
0.49
0.42
g.17156427A>G
0.6
0.58
0.54
0.98
0.03∗
0.69
g.17156703A>C
0.01∗
0.41
0.82
0.14
0.78
0.16
g.17158286A>G
0.60
0.44
0.15
0.13
0.21
0.13
g.17158915T>C
0.36
0.47
0.36
0.08
0.21
0.15
g.17159060T>C
0.52
0.60
0.47
0.47
0.29
0.47
g.17159524A>T
0.07
0.55
0.12
0.12
0.10
0.30
g.17159575C>T
0.20
0.73
0.11
0.13
0.19
0.06
g.17159624T>G
0.09
0.20
0.43
0.61
0.11
0.20
g.17159625T>C
0.10
0.20
0.08
0.41
0.24
0.52
g.17159748C>T
0.46
0.08
0.09
0.14
0.23
0.08
g.17159978A>G
0.20
0.13
0.05
0.30
0.08
0.30
g.17160044T>C
0.67
0.08
0.28
0.41
0.14
0.15
g.17160047G>A
0.31
0.18
0.51
0.22
0.26
0.13
AFE = age at first egg, BWFE = body weight at first egg, WFE = weight of first egg, BWTA = body weight at 300 days of age, EWTA = egg weight at 300 days of age, and EN = total number of eggs at 300 days of age. ∗ Significant association (P < 0.05).
