Assessment of Tools for Marker-Assisted Selection in a Marine Commercial Species: Significant Association between MSTN-1 Gene Polymorphism and Growth Traits

Table 3

Means (standard deviation) for body weight, fork length, and condition index in samples analyzed.

Group	N	Weight (g)	Length (cm)	Condition index (g⋅cm^−3)
B-M	48	2,048.42 (±533.75)	50.97 (±3.85)	1.50 (±0.13)
B-F	83	2,656.22 (±491.51)	55.86 (±3.00)	1.52 (±0.15)
B-T	131	2,433.51 (±584.64)	54.07 (±4.08)	1.51 (±0.14)
J120	148	6.14 (±3.62)	7.22 (±1.51)	1.43 (±0.26)
A635	108	394.44 g (±139.56)	27.73 (±3.13)	1.77 (±0.17)
A819	120	549.58 g (±183.14)	29.14 (±2.87)	2.13 (±0.20)

B-M, B-F, and B-T: males, females, and total individuals among breeders, respectively; J120: juveniles sampled 120 days after hatching; A635 and A819: adults sampled 635 and 819 days after hatching.