Distribution of allele frequencies at <it>TTN g.231054C > T</it>, <it>RPL27A g.3109537C > T </it>and <it>AKIRIN2 c.*188G > A </it>between Japanese Black and four other cattle breeds with differing historical selection for marbling
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Marbling defined by the amount and distribution of intramuscular fat, so-called <it>Shimofuri</it>, is an economically important trait of beef cattle in Japan. Our previous study detected 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/10 |