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SNPs in the myostatin gene of the mollusk Chlamys farreri: association with growth traits.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology - 1 Mar 2010
Wang Xiuli, Meng Xiangying, Song Bin, Qiu Xuemei, Liu Haiying
Abstract excerpt
Myostatin (MSTN) is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily which negatively regulates growth of muscle tissue. In this study, 103 cultivated Chlamys farreri individuals were screened for polymorphisms in the MSTN gene using PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and DNA sequencing methods. Two mutations were found: A/G at position 327 in exon 2, which caused an amino acid...
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