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Prion protein gene polymorphisms in sheep in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2008
Sotomaior C S, Sotomaior V S, Madeira H M F, Thomaz-Soccol V
Abstract excerpt
To determine the polymorphisms of the prion protein gene in sheep from the state of Paraná, Brazil, 323 animals of meat breeds (Suffolk, Hampshire Down, Texel, Ile de France, Dorper, Dorset, Santa Inês and crossbreds) were genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. The most frequent allele was ARQ, with a frequency of 0.61, followed by ARR (0.30). VRQ and AHQ alleles were present at...
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