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Freemartinism and FecXR allele determination in replacement ewes of the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed by duplex PCR.
Theriogenology - 1 Nov 2009
Martinez-Royo A, Dervishi E, Alabart J L, Jurado J J, Folch J, Calvo J H
Abstract excerpt
A new naturally occurring mutation in the fecundity gene BMP15 in the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed (Ovis aries) has been found to affect prolificacy. This mutation (FecX(R) allele) is a deletion of 17 base pairs that leads to an altered amino acid sequence, and this alteration increases prolificacy in heterozygous ewes but causes sterility in homozygous ewes. Selection of repository lambs with the FecX(R) allele...
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