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Polymorphism of dopamine receptor D4 exon I corresponding region in chicken.
Zoological science - 1 Sept 2004
Sugiyama Akinori, Inoue-Murayama Miho, Miwa Mitsuru, Ohashi Riyako, Kayang Boniface Baboreka, Mizutani Makoto, Nirasawa Keijiro, Odai Masaharu, Minezawa Mitsuru, Watanabe Shigeru, Ito Shin'ichi
Abstract excerpt
In stockbreeding, there are indications that behavioral traits of livestock have an effect on breeding and production. If the variation in individual behavior is related to that in neurotransmitter-related genes such as in humans, it would be possible to breed pedigrees composed of individuals having behavioral traits that are useful to production and breeding using selection based on genotypes. In this study, we...
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