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A melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) polymorphism is associated with performance traits in divergently selected Large White pig populations.

Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2004

Houston R D, Cameron N D, Rance K A

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The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) has a vital role in the control of energy balance and the genetic basis of obesity. A polymorphism, which results in the replacement of aspartic acid with asparagine at position 298 of the porcine MC4R gene, within the seventh transmembrane domain, has previously been described. In the current study, allele frequencies for this Asp298Asn polymorphism were investigated in lines...

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PMID: 15373742
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2004.01182.x

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