SEQUENCE ANALYSIS SUGGESTS POSITIVE SELECTION ON THE BOVINE PRODYNORPHIN GENE
Dynorphin A is an endogenous opioid peptide that is part of the KNDy system in the hypothalamus of mammals. This peptide acts as an inhibitor of the GnRH pulse generation, thus regulating the onset of puberty and reproductive cycles. The PDYN gene encodes the propeptide Prodynorphin, the precursor o...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedad Argentina de Genética
2020-12-01
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| Series: | BAG. Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics |
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| Online Access: | https://sag.org.ar/jbag/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BAG_VXXXI_Issue2_Article2.pdf |