A genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci affecting limb bone lengths and areal bone mineral density of the distal femur in a White Duroc × Erhualian F2 population

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of limb bones lengths and BMD of the distal femur in the White Duroc × Erhualian intercross

Trait^a	No.	Mean	Standard deviation	Min	Max
All
Scapula length (SL), cm	1021	22.39	1.55	17.7	26.9
Ulna length (UL), cm	1020	18.33	1.25	14.6	22.3
Humerus length (HL), cm	1021	20.06	1.50	14.1	24.8
Femur length (FL), cm	1020	20.94	1.31	14.8	24.7
Tibia length (TL), cm	1017	18.83	1.22	15.3	22.7
Castrated males
Scapula length (SL), cm	543	22.58	1.51	17.7	26.9
Ulna length (UL), cm	543	18.68	1.24	15.3	22.3
Humerus length (HL), cm	543	20.43	1.46	16.0	24.8
Femur length (FL), cm	543	21.12	1.29	14.8	24.7
Tibia length (TL), cm	542	18.97	1.21	15.3	22.7
BMD of the distal femur (fBMD), g/cm²	116	1.314	0.149	0.699	1.537
Intact females
Scapula length (SL), cm	478	22.17	1.57	17.7	26.9
Ulna length (UL), cm	477	17.94	1.15	14.6	20.9
Humerus length (HL), cm	478	19.64	1.43	14.1	24.5
Femur length (FL), cm	477	20.72	1.31	17.3	24.0
Tibia length (TL), cm	475	18.66	1.21	15.4	21.9

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