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SNP identification and polymorphism analysis in exon 2 of the horse myostatin gene.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Baron E E, Lopes M S, Mendonça D, da Câmara Machado A
Abstract excerpt
The myostatin gene (MSTN) belongs to the TGF-β superfamily of secreted growth and differentiation factors and is responsible for embryonic and adult skeletal muscle development. In this study, exon 2 of the MSTN gene, which encodes part of the TGF-β pro-peptide, was sequenced in 332 horses of 20 different breeds and compared with the horse MSTN gene sequence deposited in GenBank. The sequences obtained revealed...
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