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Polymorphisms in the 5' regulatory region of myostatin gene are associated with early growth traits in Yorkshire pigs.
Science in China. Series C, Life sciences - 1 Oct 2007
Yu LingZhi, Tang Hui, Wang JiYing, Wu Ying, Zou LiLi, Jiang YunLiang, Wu ChangXin, Li Ning
Abstract excerpt
Myostatin is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass. The present study cloned the 5' regulatory region of porcine myostatin gene, screened its polymorphisms and analyzed their associations with early growth traits in Yorkshire pigs. The results indicated that a fragment length polymorphism...
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