Relative contributions of parental genomes, fetal sex and non-genetic maternal effects to explained variation in fetal myofibre characteristics, absolute and relative muscle weights, and <i>H19</i> transcript abundance.

<p>Myofibre characteristics were determined in <i>M. semitendinosus.</i> Maternal and paternal genome, fetal sex and other significant effects were retained in the final general linear models as presented in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0053402#pone-0053402-t001" target="_blank"><b>Table 1</b></a>. Non-genetic maternal effect: Final maternal weight at mid-gestation. CSA: Cross-sectional area. Total cell: All myofibres measured regardless of cell type. Combined muscle weights: Sum of <i>M. supraspinatus, M. longissimus dorsi</i>, <i>M. semimembranosus</i> and <i>M. quadriceps femoris</i> weight. Relative muscle weight: Absolute muscle weight divided by decapitated and eviscerated fetal carcass weight.