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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the FTO gene and their association with growth and meat quality traits in rabbits.
Gene - 25 Sept 2013
Zhang Gong-Wei, Gao Lian, Chen Shi-Yi, Zhao Xiao-Bing, Tian Yao-Fu, Wang Xia, Deng Xiao-Song, Lai Song-Jia
Abstract excerpt
Fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene is an excellent candidate to affect the fatness and growth-related traits in pig and cattle. The aim of this study was to reveal the association between FTO and growth and meat quality traits in rabbits. A total of eight coding SNPs were detected, and four SNPs of them in exon 3 were further genotyped for association analysis in 442 rabbits from three breeds, including...
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