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Association of the leptin gene E2-169T>C and E3-299T>A mutations with carcass and meat quality traits of the Chinese Simmental-cross steers.
Gene - 15 Apr 2013
Tian Jing, Zhao Zhihui, Zhang Lupei, Zhang Qingfeng, Yu Zhongjiang, Li Junya, Yang Runjun
Abstract excerpt
Leptin is a hormone affecting the regulation of body composition, energy balance, and meat quality in mammals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in coding region for leptin gene with carcass and meat quality traits of Chinese Simmental-cross steers. Two SNPs (E2-169 T>C and E3-299 T>A) were genotyped on 135 crossbred bulls. The 45 traits being...
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