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A missense mutation in PPARD causes a major QTL effect on ear size in pigs.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2011
Ren Jun, Duan Yanyu, Qiao Ruimin, Yao Fei, Zhang Zhiyan, Yang Bin, Guo Yuanmei, Xiao Shijun, Wei Rongxin, Ouyang Zixuan, Ding Nengshui, Ai Huashui, Huang Lusheng
Abstract excerpt
Chinese Erhualian is the most prolific pig breed in the world. The breed exhibits exceptionally large and floppy ears. To identify genes underlying this typical feature, we previously performed a genome scan in a large scale White Duroc × Erhualian cross and mapped a major QTL for ear size to a 2-cM region on chromosome 7. We herein performed an identical-by-descent analysis that defined the QTL within a 750-kb...
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