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Association of polymorphism of the β(1, 4)-galactosyltransferase-I gene with milk production traits in Holsteins.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2012
Shahbazkia Homayon Reza, Aminlari Mahmoud, Cravador Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
The β(1,4)-galactosyltransferase-I gene (β4galt1) encodes the catalytic part of the enzyme lactose synthase, responsible of lactose synthesis in the mammary gland. The complete coding region of the gene was screened for the presence of allelic variation among a sample of 1,200 Iranian Holstein cows, using PCR-SSCP technique followed by sequencing. Nine polymorphic nucleotide sites were identified-one in exons I...
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