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Effects of the osteopontin gene variants on milk production traits in dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2005
Leonard S, Khatib H, Schutzkus V, Chang Y M, Maltecca C
Abstract excerpt
Osteopontin (OPN) is a highly phosphorylated glycoprotein whose gene has been cloned and sequenced in different species. Several whole genome scans have identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting milk production traits on bovine chromosome 6 close to the osteopontin gene (OPN) location. The presence of OPN in milk and its elevated expression in mammary gland epithelial cells together with previous QTL...
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