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Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in SPP1 with growth traits and twinning in a cattle population selected for twinning rate.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2007
Allan M F, Thallman R M, Cushman R A, Echternkamp S E, White S N, Kuehn L A, Casas E, Smith T P L
Abstract excerpt
Continued validation of genetic markers for economically important traits is crucial to establishing marker-assisted selection as a tool in the cattle industry. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the association of a SNP (T(9)/T(10)) in the osteopontin gene (SPP1) with growth rate...
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