Integrated miRNA-mRNA analysis reveals regulatory pathways underlying the curly fleece trait in Chinese tan sheep

Abstract Background Tan sheep is an indigenous Chinese breed well known for its beautiful curly fleece. One prominent breed characteristic of this sheep breed is that the degree of curliness differs markedly between lambs and adults, but the molecular mechanisms regulating the shift are still not we...

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Main Authors: Yufang Liu, Jibin Zhang, Qiao Xu, Xiaolong Kang, Kejun Wang, Keliang Wu, Meiying Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4736-4