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Mapping of a quantitative trait locus for beef marbling on bovine chromosome 9 in purebred Japanese black cattle.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2007
Imai K, Matsughige T, Watanabe T, Sugimoto Y, Ihara N
Abstract excerpt
The goal of this study is to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) for carcass traits applicable for a DNA-based breeding system in a Japanese Black cattle population. A purebred paternal half-sib family from a commercial line composed of 65 steers was initially analyzed using 188 informative microsatellites giving a 16-cM average interval covering 29 autosomes. A significant QTL for marbling was detected in the...
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