Association of PPARγ2 polymorphisms with carcass and meat quality traits in a Pietrain x Jinhua F2 population
The PPARγ2 gene is a key regulator of both proliferation and preadipocyte differentiation in mammals. Herein its genotype and allele frequencies were analyzed using PCR-SSCP in eight pig breeds (N = 416). Two kinds of polymorphisms of the PPARγ2 gene were detected, including a previously reported sh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2011-01-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572011000100011&lng=en&tlng=en |