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A miniature condition in Brahman cattle is associated with a single nucleotide mutation within the growth hormone gene.
Domestic animal endocrinology - 1 Aug 2009
McCormack B L, Chase C C, Olson T A, Elsasser T H, Hammond A C, Welsh T H, Jiang H, Randel R D, Okamura C A, Lucy M C
Abstract excerpt
Miniature Brahman cattle at the USDA ARS Subtropical Agriculture Research Station in Brooksville, FL have normal proportioned growth but are approximately 70% of mature height and weight when compared with Brahman cattle in the same herd. Pedigree analyses suggest that the condition is inherited through a recessive allele. The miniature Brahman cattle in the Brooksville herd have been used for studies of growth...
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