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Effect of FASN gene on milk yield and milk composition in the Chinese Holstein dairy population.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2014
Alim M A, Wang P, Wu X P, Li C, Cui X G, Zhang S L, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Sun D X
Abstract excerpt
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a multifunctional protein that catalyzes de novo synthesis of fatty acids in cells. It plays a key role in the lipid biosynthesis as well as in the general metabolism of all living animals. We herein investigated polymorphisms of FASN. As a result, six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were found and then genotyped in 752 Chinese Holstein cows. It was found that g.17924A>G was...
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