Article
Genome-wide association studies for growth and meat production traits in sheep.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Li, Liu Jiasen, Zhao Fuping, Ren Hangxing, Xu Lingyang, Lu Jian, Zhang Shifang, Zhang Xiaoning, Wei Caihong, Lu Guobin, Zheng Youmin, Du Lixin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Growth and meat production traits are significant economic traits in sheep. The aim of the study is to identify candidate genes affecting growth and meat production traits at genome level with high throughput single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) genotyping technologies. METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS: Using Illumina OvineSNP50 BeadChip, we performed a GWA study in 329 purebred sheep for 11 growth and meat...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Female
- Genetic Loci
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- Male
- Meat
- Mutation
- Organ Size