Article
Mutations in BMPR-IB and BMP-15 genes are associated with litter size in Small Tailed Han sheep (Ovis aries).
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2007
Chu M X, Liu Z H, Jiao C L, He Y Q, Fang L, Ye S C, Chen G H, Wang J Y
Abstract excerpt
The Small Tailed Han is a prolific local sheep breed in China. The bone morphogenetic protein receptor IB (BMPR-IB) gene, which affects the fecundity of Booroola Merino sheep, and the bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15) gene, which affects the fecundity of Inverdale, Hanna, Belclare, Cambridge, and Lacaune sheep, were studied as candidate genes associated with the prolificacy of Small Tailed Han sheep. Single...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors
- China
- Genotype
- Growth Differentiation Factor 9
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Litter Size
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide