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Progeny-testing of full-sibs IBD in a SSC2 QTL region highlights epistatic interactions for fatness traits in pigs.
BMC genetics - 27 Oct 2011
Tortereau Flavie, Sanchez Marie-Pierre, Fève Katia, Gilbert Hélène, Iannuccelli Nathalie, Billon Yvon, Milan Denis, Bidanel Jean-Pierre, Riquet Juliette
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BACKGROUND: Many QTL have been detected in pigs, but very few of them have been fine-mapped up to the causal mutation. On SSC2, the IGF2-intron3-G3072A mutation has been described as the causative polymorphism for a QTL underlying muscle mass and backfat deposition, but further studies have demonstrated that at least one additional QTL should segregate downstream of this mutation. A marker-assisted backcrossing...
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