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OLA-DRB1 microsatellite variants are associated with ovine growth and reproduction traits.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jan 2000
Geldermann Hermann, Mir Manzoor R, Kuss Andreas W, Bartenschlager Heinz
Abstract excerpt
The DRB1 intron 2 (GT)(n)(GA)(m) microsatellite was genotyped in experimental flocks of seven Merinoland rams and 249 ewes as well as their offspring (381 lambs) from consecutive lambings. A total of 16 DRB1 alleles were detected, ranging between 353 and 857 bp. In comparison with carriers of other alleles, the ewes carrying the predominant 411 bp allele had higher values of all the recorded fertility traits. For...
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