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Replication and refinement of a quantitative trait locus influencing milk protein percentage on ovine chromosome 3.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2012
García-Gámez E, Gutiérrez-Gil B, Sánchez J P, Arranz J J
Abstract excerpt
A previous genome scan that was conducted in Spanish Churra sheep identified a significant quantitative trait locus (QTL) for milk protein percentage (PP) on chromosome 3 (OAR3), between markers KD103 and OARVH34. The aim of this study was to replicate these results and to refine the mapped position of this QTL. To accomplish this goal, we analysed 14 new half-sib families of Spanish Churra sheep including 1661...
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