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Decreased growth in angus steers with a short TG-microsatellite allele in the P1 promoter of the growth hormone receptor gene.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2000
Hale C S, Herring W O, Shibuya H, Lucy M C, Lubahn D B, Keisler D H, Johnson G S
Abstract excerpt
A polymorphic TG-repeat microsatellite is located 90 base pairs upstream from a major transcription start site in the bovine growth hormone receptor gene. A shorter allele with 11 consecutive TG is common in Bos indicus cattle, whereas longer 16- to 20-TG-repeat alleles predominate in Bos taurus breeds. The purpose of this study was to compare growth and carcass traits between Angus steers that had two of the...
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