SNP variation in the promoter of the PRKAG3gene and association with meat quality traits in pig

Table 1 Pearson correlation (r ² ) between PRKAG3 gene expression and phenotypic measurements in 3 crossbred pig population: Large White, Duroc and Pietrain-sired F1 female offspring with a common Large White x Landrace background

Trait category	Trait	Large white X	Duroc X	Pietrain X
		n = 30	n = 23	n = 31
Glycolytic Potential	Driploss%	0.562 *******	−0.167	0.278
	Cookloss% D1	0.503 *******	0.241	0.002
	Cookloss% D7	0.354*	−0.015	0.074
	pHULT	− 0.504 *******	−0.44*	−0.312
	ECULT	0.383*	−0.396	0.241
	Colour L* LT D1	0.540 *******	0.363	0.232
	Colour L* LT D3	0.436 **	0.210	0.149
	Colour L* LT D7	0.362*	0.42*	0.199
Intra Muscular Fat	IMF%	0.438 **	−0.246	0.130

Significance denoted by * = <0.05, ** = <0.01, *** = <0.005.
Associations significant at the Bonferroni-adjusted alpha are underlined. Bonferroni-adjusted alpha levels were as follows for single SNP association analysis: Large White =0.015, Duroc =0.014, Pietrain =0.013.