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HTML

<div id='content'></div>

JavaScript

var $itemVariantRowRadio = $("<input/>")
    .attr("type", "radio")
    .attr("name", "itemvariant")
    .addClass("itemvariant")
    .val('whatever');
//$itemVariantRowRadio.attr("checked", true);
$("#content").append($itemVariantRowRadio);
$(".itemvariant").attr('checked', true);