Selective breeding for scrapie resistance in sheep

It is well known that the susceptibility of sheep to scrapie is determined by the host’s prion protein gene (PRNP). PRNP polymorphisms at codons 136 (alanine, A/valine, V), 154 (histidine, H/arginine, R) and 171 (glutamine, Q/histidine, H/arginine, R) are the main determinants of sheep susceptibilit...

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Main Authors: Cristina Santos Sotomaior, Fernanda Trentini Lopes Ribeiro, Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-11-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume254/237a247.pdf