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S-novel SNP of alpha-lactalbumin gene in chinese dairy goats.
Molekuliarnaia biologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Ma R N, Deng C J, Zhang X M, Yue X P, Lan X Y, Chen H, Lei C Z
Abstract excerpt
The alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) plays a key role in lactose synthesis in mammary glands of domestic animals. Mutations in the alpha-LA gene are associated with the milk traits in dairy cattle. In our study, a novel SNP: NO_X06366:g.875 C > T was detected in 708 dairy goat individuals--268 of the Xinong Saanen breed and 440 of Guanzhong breed, which revealed a synonymous mutation in the exon 1 of alpha-LA gene....
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