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A genome-wide association study on androstenone levels in pigs reveals a cluster of candidate genes on chromosome 6.
BMC genetics - 20 May 2010
Duijvesteijn Naomi, Knol Egbert F, Merks Jan W M, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Groenen Martien A M, Bovenhuis Henk, Harlizius Barbara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In many countries, male piglets are castrated shortly after birth because a proportion of un-castrated male pigs produce meat with an unpleasant flavour and odour. Main compounds of boar taint are androstenone and skatole. The aim of this high-density genome-wide association study was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with androstenone levels in a commercial sire line of...
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