Research Article

Polymorphisms in the Chicken Growth Differentiation Factor 9 Gene Associated with Reproductive Traits

Table 4

Genotype frequencies in three SNPs of GDF9.

SNPGenotypeALLLHDX

g.17156387C>TCC0.62(317)0.81(188)0.46(129)
CT0.33(166)0.17(38)0.46(128)
TT0.05(28)0.02(6)0.08(22)

g.17156427A>GAA0.60(304)0.41(94)0.75(210)
AG0.32(165)0.44 (102)0.23 (63)
GG0.08(42)0.15(36)0.02(6)

g.17156703A>CAA0.37(188)0.32(73)0.41(115)
AC0.45(231)0.45(105)0.45(126)
 CC0.18(92)0.23(54)0.14(38)

LH means Luhua chickens (N = 232), DX means Dongxiang blue-shelled chickens (N = 279), and ALL means the sum of the number of LH and DX chickens (N = 511).