Identification of genes differentially expressed during prenatal development of skeletal muscle in two pig breeds differing in muscularity

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BACKGROUND: Postnatal muscle growth is largely depending on the number and size of muscle fibers. The number of myofibers and to a large extent their metabolic and contractile properties, which also influence their size, are determined prenatally during the process of myogenesis. Hence identification of genes and their networks governing prenatal development of skeletal muscles will provide insight into the...

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