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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in chicken lmbr1 gene were associated with chicken growth and carcass traits.
Science in China. Series C, Life sciences - 1 Feb 2007
Huang YanQun, Du XiaoHui, Deng XueMei, Qiu XiangPin, Wang ChunKao, Chen Wen, Li Ning, Wu ChangXin
Abstract excerpt
Lmbr1 is the key candidate gene controlling vertebrate limb development, but its effects on animal growth and carcass traits have never been reported. In this experiment, lmbr1 was taken as the candidate gene affecting chicken growth and carcass traits. T/C and G/A mutations located in exon 16 and one A/C mutation located in intron 5 of chicken lmbr1 were detected from Silky, White Plymouth Rock broilers and...
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