Evidence for multiple alleles effecting muscling and fatness at the <it>Ovine </it>GDF8 locus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The current investigation surveyed genetic polymorphism at the ovine <it>GDF8 </it>locus and determined its contribution to variation in muscling and fatness in sheep.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Re-sequ...

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Main Authors: Oddy V Hutton, Edwards Janelle, McCulloch Russell, Kijas James W, Lee Sang, van der Werf Julius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/8/80