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Polymorphisms in the STAT6 gene and their association with carcass traits in feedlot cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Rincon G, Farber E A, Farber C R, Nkrumah J D, Medrano J F
Abstract excerpt
Identification of the genes and polymorphisms underlying quantitative traits, and understanding how these genes and polymorphisms affect economic traits, are important for successful marker-assisted selection and more efficient management strategies in commercial cattle populations. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) gene is tightly connected to IL-4 and IL-13 signalling and plays a key...
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