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A genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci affecting limb bone lengths and areal bone mineral density of the distal femur in a White Duroc x Erhualian F2 population.
BMC genetics - 8 Oct 2008
Mao Huirong, Guo Yuanmei, Yang Guangcheng, Yang Bin, Ren Jun, Liu Sanfeng, Ai Huashui, Ma Junwu, Brenig Bertram, Huang Lusheng
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BACKGROUND: Limb bone lengths and bone mineral density (BMD) have been used to assess the bone growth and the risk of bone fractures in pigs, respectively. It has been suggested that limb bone lengths and BMD are under genetic control. However, the knowledge about the genetic basis of the limb bo...
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