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Novel SNP in 5' flanking region of EDG1 associated with marbling in Japanese Black beef cattle.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Aug 2009
Yamada Takahisa, Sasaki Seiki, Sukegawa Shin, Miyake Takeshi, Fujita Tatsuo, Kose Hiroyuki, Morita Mitsuo, Takahagi Youichi, Murakami Hiroshi, Morimatsu Fumiki, Sasaki Yoshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Marbling, defined by the amount and distribution of intramuscular fat, is an economically important trait of beef cattle in Japan. The endothelial differentiation, sphingolipid G-protein-coupled receptor, 1 (EDG1) gene has been considered as a positional functional candidate for the gene responsi...
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