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Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in ribosomal protein L27a gene with marbling in Japanese Black beef cattle.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Dec 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 c2-11#2 expressed sequence tag (EST) has been previously shown to possess expression difference in musculus longissimus muscle between low-marbled and high-marble...
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