To better estimate the association between the CDC10 expression
levels and marbling, we used 22 JB steers to represent a wide range of
marbling scores, from BMS 2 to 12 (two steers per BMS) marbling.
The expression levels of the CDC10 gene in the LM were positively correlated
with marbling in the 22 JB steers (r = 0.828, P b 0.0001)
(Fig. 1b). These results suggest that the CDC10 expression levels in the
LM are associated with marbling in JB cattle.