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Haplotype C of growth hormone (GH) gene in Japanese Black cattle: structure of GH protein and a novel method for detection of the gene.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Dec 2013
Bahrami Abolfazl, Ardiyanti Astrid, Tonosaki Kaoru, Suzuki Keiichi, Tanida Nanako, Hirayama Takuji, Roh Sang-Gun, Nishio Takeshi, Katoh Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
From a series of studies on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the bovine growth hormone (GH) gene of Japanese Black cattle, the type-C (127(Val) and 172(Met) ) that is specific for this breed has been intensively focused upon because of the economic importance for carcass traits, such as intramuscular oleic acid contents. In the present study, we intended to analyze the 3-D structure of GH of haplotype C,...
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