Genome-wide association study for rib eye muscle area in a Large White×Minzhu F2 pig resource population

Rib eye muscle area (REMA) is an economically important trait and one of the main selection criteria for breeding in the swine industry. In the genome-wide association study (GWAS), the Illumina PorcineSNP60 BeadChip containing 62 163 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was used to genotype 557 p...

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Main Authors: Yun-yan GUO, Long-chao ZHANG, Li-xian WANG, Wen-zhong LIU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Subjects:
pig
SNP
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311914609813