Polymorphism of mitochondrial tRNA genes associated with the number of pigs born alive

Abstract Background Mutations in mitochondrial tRNA genes have been widely reported association with human reproductions. It is also important to explore the effect on the number of piglets born alive (NBA). Here, 1017 sows were used to investigate the association between polymorphisms in mitochondr...

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Main Authors: Dan Wang, Chao Ning, Hai Xiang, Xianrui Zheng, Minghua Kong, Tao Yin, Jianfeng Liu, Xingbo Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Pig
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0299-0