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Effect of the porcine IGF2-intron3-G3072A substitution in an outbred Large White population and in an Iberian x Landrace cross.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2005
Estellé J, Mercadé A, Noguera J L, Pérez-Enciso M, Ovilo C, Sánchez A, Folch J M
Abstract excerpt
The IGF2-intron3-G3072A substitution has been recently described as the causal factor of the imprinted QTL for fat deposition and muscle growth detected within the porcine IGF2 region. The objective of this study was to investigate the IGF2 substitution effect in a Large White outbred population and in an Iberian x Landrace F2 cross. The results showed that the substitution has significant effects on fatness,...
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