Table 1.
Primers used for amplification of the ovine FST gene.
Fig 1.
(A) The average wool fiber diameter of SF (n = 3) and Suffolk (n = 3) sheep. In a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05). (B) The FST gene expression in various tissues of the SF sheep (n = 3). The housekeeping gene GAPDH was used as an internal control for real-time RT-PCR analysis. In a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05). (C) The FST gene expression levels in the body side skin between SF (n = 8) and Suffolk (n = 8). The housekeeping gene GAPDH was used as an internal control for real-time RT-PCR analysis. In a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05). (D) Immunohistochemical localization of FST in SF sheep skin (n = 3). (E) Immunohistochemical localization of FST in Suffolk sheep skin (n = 3). The inner root sheath, arrowhead; matrix, arrow.
Table 2.
Summary of the seven identified SNPs in ovine FST gene.
Table 3.
Summarized information for the seven identified SNPs in ovine FST gene.
Table 4.
Polymorphism Information Content (PIC) for the seven identified SNPs in Chinese Merino sheep (Junken Type) population.
Table 5.
Shannon's information Index (I) content for the seven identified SNPs in Chinese Merino sheep (Junken Type) population.
Table 6.
Effects (least squares means) of FST gene genotypes on wool quality traits.
Only traits associated with the identified SNPs were presented in this table.
Table 7.
Effects (least squares means) of FST gene haplotypes on wool quality traits.
Only traits associated with the identified haplotypes were presented in this table.