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Association between JY-1 gene polymorphisms and reproductive traits in beef cattle.
Gene - 10 Jan 2014
de Camargo Gregório Miguel Ferreira, Costa Raphael Bermal, de Albuquerque Lucia Galvão, Regitano Luciana Correia de Almeida, Baldi Fernando, Tonhati Humberto
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive traits have a high economic value and it is interesting to include them in the selection objectives of an animal breeding program. These traits generally show low heritability and molecular markers may therefore be used in genetic evaluations to improve the accuracy of predictions. The JY-1 gene is expressed in the oocyte and it is associated with folliculogenesis and early embryo development. It has...
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