Screening of BCL-2 associated X protein gene polymorphism associated with scrotal hernia in domesticated swine using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism

Objective This study was conducted to screen scrotal hernia in domesticated swine from selected breeders in the Philippines. This defect is associated with a cytosine to thymine mutation in the BCL-2 associated X protein (BAX) gene of swine. Methods Genetic screening was done by DNA extraction follo...

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Main Authors: Jessica G. Manalaysay, Nathaniel D. Antonio, Ralph Lorenz R. Apilado, Joseph F. Bambico, Claro N. Mingala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2017-02-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-30-2-262.pdf