Table 3. The association between genotypes and omega fatty acid composition with p-value less than 0.05
SNP (gene) | Fatty acid | SNP type | n | Mean (%) | p-value |
rs419199859 (FASN) | C20:5 n-3 | GA | 17 | 0.430 ± 0.082 | 0.031 |
GG | 38 | 0.288 ± 0.023 | |
- | - | - | |
rs41729173 (FABP4) | C22:2 n-6 | GG | 3 | 0.099 ± 0.019 | 0.047 |
CG | 19 | 0.123 ± 0.005 | |
CC | 33 | 0.100 ± 0.006 | |
rs42187261 (FADS1) | C20:4 n-6 | AA | 28 | 14.884 ± 0.437 | 0.044 |
AG | 21 | 13.282 ± 0.690 | |
GG | 6 | 15.929 ± 0.847 | |
rs136261927 (FADS1) | C20:3 n-6/C20:4 n-6 | AA | 15 | 0.392 ± 0.018 | 0.027 |
GA | 23 | 0.323 ± 0.021 | |
GG | 17 | 0.381 ± 0.020 | |
SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; n, number of animals; FASN, fatty acid synthase; FABP, fatty acid binding protein; FADS, fatty acid desaturase.