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Possible genetic sign of heat stress adaptation in Hungarian Grey Bos taurus breed.
Acta biologica Hungarica - 1 Mar 2011
Maróti-Agóts A, Bodó I, Jávorka L, Gyurmán Alice, Solymosi N, Zenke Petra, Skogseth Marita, Zöldág L
Abstract excerpt
The synthesis of Heat Shock Protein 70.2 mRNA is also regulated by the Upper Promoter elements of the gene. This promoter region is polymorphic in cattle. These polymorphisms have a major effect on the activity of the mRNA transcription. In a comparison of quantity of transcribed mRNA from the wild type and AP2 mutant allele the wild type can produce 2-3-fold more transcripts.The Hungarian Grey Cattle (HG) and...
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