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 Pig Traits Genetic Correlations

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Genetic Correlations:238
Phenotypic Correlations:181
Residual Correlations:9

SpeciesTrait ATrait BCorrelationsTest statisticsCorrelation typeReference
PigIMF SHOUWT -0.05  Genetic
PigHAMWT IMF -0.16  Genetic
PigIMF RFI 0.03  Genetic
PigIMF LMDEP 0.44  Genetic
PigFEEDCON IMF -0.14  Genetic
PigIMF ADG 0.24  Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.46  Genetic
PigIMF FEEDIN -0.05  Genetic
PigSHEAR IMF -0.30  Genetic
PigSCFW IMF 0.36  Genetic
PigLOINWT IMF 0.21  Genetic
PigFIRM IMF -0.64  Genetic
PigCRCL IMF 0.15  Genetic
PigHCWT IMF 0.47  Genetic
PigCWT IMF 0.54  Genetic
PigBONEWT IMF 0.28  Genetic
PigSUBCFAT IMF -0.22  Genetic
PigCOOKL IMF -0.67 p<0.05Genetic
PigDRIPL IMF -0.25  Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.14  Genetic
PigCRCL IMF 0.33  Genetic
PigHCWT IMF 0.29  Genetic
PigIMF LMA -0.27  Genetic
PigADG IMF 0.19  Genetic
PigIMF LVNUM 0.34  Genetic
PigIMF TVNUM -0.07  Genetic
PigIMF TLVNUM -0.09  Genetic
PigIMF LOINLENGTH 0.11  Genetic
PigCRCW IMF 0.27  Genetic
PigIMF MCOL 0.04  Genetic
PigIMF MCOL 0.11  Genetic
PigIMF LEANP -0.292 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF LMDEP -0.089 p<0.05Genetic
PigHCWT IMF -0.276 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.019  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.102 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.082 p<0.05Genetic
PigIMF FA-N3 -0.055  Genetic
PigIMF OM6FA -0.096 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF FA-C12:0 -0.733 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C20:0 IMF 0.098 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.242 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:3 -0.114 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 -0.113 p<0.01Genetic
PigFA-C22:5 IMF -0.060  Genetic
PigFA-C20:2 IMF -0.073 p<0.05Genetic
PigFA-C22:4 IMF -0.062  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.171 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C22:6 IMF -0.060  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.126 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 -0.012  Genetic
PigFA-C20:3 IMF -0.077 p<0.05Genetic
PigFA-C20:4 IMF -0.106 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.088 p<0.05Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.306 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 0.25  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.24  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.18  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.25  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 0.10  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.34  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.31  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.60  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.58  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 -0.113  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.077  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.34  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.296  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 -0.022  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.046  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.01  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.14  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.228  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.355  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.393  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.51  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 -0.116  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 -0.285  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA -0.328  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 0.066  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA 0.021  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 0.589  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.544  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.193  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.574  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 0.162  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.498  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.508  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.713  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.688  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA -0.187  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.271  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.321  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.233  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.351  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 -0.301  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.367  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 0.023  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 -0.055  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.403  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -1  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.34  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.899  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.584  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 0.381  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.288  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 0.555  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.547  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.175  Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.476  Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.271  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.419  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.259  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 -0.024  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.26  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 0.023  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.231  Genetic
PigIMF RFI 0.40  Genetic
PigFEEFF IMF -0.23  Genetic
PigIMF LMA 0.22  Genetic
PigADG IMF 0.38  Genetic
Pig10thribBFL IMF -0.13  Genetic
PigIMF LMA -0.26  Genetic
PigADG IMF 0.25  Genetic
PigIMF MCOLL 0.43  Genetic
PigIMF MCOL -0.05  Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.28  Genetic
PigIMPED IMF 0.31  Genetic
PigIMF MPH -0.51  Genetic
PigDRIPL IMF -0.70  Genetic
PigCOOKL IMF -0.42  Genetic
PigIMF TEND -0.09  Genetic
PigADG IMF 0.27  Genetic
PigIMF LMA -0.40  Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.41  Genetic
PigIMF OVIM 0.68  Genetic
PigIMF TEND 0.53  Genetic
PigIMF JUICE 0.24  Genetic
PigIMF PFLLEAN 0.63  Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.34 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF RFI 0.242 p<0.0001Genetic
PigIMF LEANP -0.451 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FEEDIN 0.481 p<0.0001Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.607 p<0.0001Genetic
PigDRESS% IMF -0.014 p<0.1Genetic
PigHCWT IMF 0.325 p<0.01Genetic
PigFEEDCON IMF 0.162 p<0.0001Genetic
PigADG IMF 0.402 p<0.0001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:3 0.001  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C20:1 0.108 p<0.01Genetic
PigFA-C22:4 IMF -0.118 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:2 -0.067  Genetic
PigFA-C22:2 IMF -0.078 p<0.05Genetic
PigFA-C20:4 IMF -0.115 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:0 0.206 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C20:5 IMF 0.067  Genetic
PigFA-C20:0 IMF 0.084 p<0.05Genetic
PigFA-C10:0 IMF 0.768 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C22:1 IMF -0.089 p<0.05Genetic
PigIMF FA-C16:1 0.176 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C22:5 IMF -0.075 p<0.05Genetic
PigFA-C20:2 IMF -0.025  Genetic
PigIMF FAC17:0 0.023  Genetic
PigFA-C20:3 IMF -0.133 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1n7 0.123 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C12:0 0.301 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C22:6 IMF -0.098 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:0 0.167 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C18:3 IMF -0.073 p<0.05Genetic
PigIMF FA-C14:0 0.241 p<0.001Genetic
PigFA-C20:3 IMF -0.010  Genetic
PigIMF FA-C18:1 0.117 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-C17:1 -0.042  Genetic
PigIMF MUFA 0.145 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF PUFA -0.099 p<0.01Genetic
PigIMF SFA 0.214 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF N6N3R -0.134 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF FA-N3 -0.035  Genetic
PigIMF OM6FA -0.267 p<0.001Genetic
PigIMF SUBCFAT 0.63  Genetic
Query notes References
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