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Identification and association of polymorphisms in CAPN1 and CAPN3 candidate genes related to performance and meat quality traits in chickens.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 8 Feb 2013
Felício A M, Boschiero C, Balieiro J C C, Ledur M C, Ferraz J B S, Michelan Filho T, Moura A S A M T, Coutinho L L
Abstract excerpt
Meat quality is an important feature for the poultry industry and is associated with consumer satisfaction. The calpain 1 (CAPN1) gene is related to the tenderness process of meat post- mortem, and the calpain 3 (CAPN3) gene plays an important role in myofibrillar organization and growth. The objective of the present study was to identify polymorphisms in these genes and to determine the association between these...
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