Research Article
Haplotypes for Type, Degree, and Rate of Marbling in Cattle Are Syntenic with Human Muscular Dystrophy
Figure 7
TCAP 20 homozygotes achieve low Tm with less days on feed (Melaleuka crossbreds). TCAP 20 homozygotes (filled circles) achieve low Tm with less days on feed. Hollow circles show TCAP 10 homozygotes. The smoothed lines were calculated in R with a span of 100. Tm measured on various European and Japanese breeds and crossbreeds including Simmental, Gelbvieh, black Wagyu, and red Wagyu. Subcutaneous fat samples were taken from the rump and front ends of striploins, with the Tm reported as the average of the two samples. Striploins were DNA tested to confirm a match to the animal sent to abattoir. 42 samples from TCAP 10 homozygotes and 87 samples from TCAP 20 homozygotes are shown. Tm measurements of 105 samples from TCAP 10,20 heterozygotes have been excluded from the graph for simplicity.