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Epistatic effect between ACACA and FABP2 gene on abdominal fat traits in broilers.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 1 Aug 2010
Hu Guo, Wang Shouzhi, Tian Jianwei, Chu Lili, Li Hui
Abstract excerpt
Epistasis is generally defined as the interaction between two or more genes or their mRNA or protein products to influence a single trait. Experimental evidence suggested that epistasis could be important in the determination of the genetic architecture of complex traits in domestic animals. Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase alpha (ACACA) and fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) are both key factors of lipogenesis...
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