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Lack of the associations of the polymorphisms in IGF2, MC4R and GNAS genes with reproduction traits in pigs and imprinting analysis of IGF2 gene in ovary and cornus uteri.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Aug 2013
Oczkowicz M, Mucha A, Tyra M, Ropka-Molik K, Piórkowska K
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, intensive attention has been put on improving reproductive performance of pigs. Several experiments aimed to identify markers associated with prolificacy, but this issue still remains open. In our study, we investigated associations between polymorphisms in IGF2, GNAS and MC4R genes with reproductive traits of Polish Landrace and Large White pigs. We did not find any significant associations for...
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