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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for phenotypic data analyzed in the study. Genomic variation is the amount of phenotypic variation associated with genotypic data and genomic heritability is the ratio of genomic to phenotypic variation

From: A study of vertebra number in pigs confirms the association of vertnin and reveals additional QTL

Trait

Mean

Range

Genomic Variation

Phenotypic variation

Genomic heritability

Thoracic vertebrae (RIB)

15.42

14 to 17

0.0203

0.1258

0.1610

Lumbar vertebrae (LVN)

6.12

4 to 8

0.0200

0.1656

0.1202

Thoracolumbar vertebrae (TLV)

21.55

19 to 23

0.0405

0.1677

0.2412

Kyphosis

0.33

0 to 3

0.0699

0.4222

0.1655