Article
Genetic testing for phenotype-causing variants in sheep and goats.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Dec 2012
Lühken Gesine
Abstract excerpt
This review gives an overview on ovine and caprine defects/disorders, disease predispositions, production traits and coat colours for which causal gene variants are known. Most phenotypes are inherited autosomal-recessive or dominant and in the majority are caused by single nucleotide substitutions or deletions. Causative sequence variants mainly were identified by sequencing candidate genes in the past, and...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Genetic Testing
- Genotyping Techniques
- Goat Diseases
- Goats
- Humans
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
