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Genome wide association studies for body conformation traits in the Chinese Holstein cattle population.
BMC genomics - 17 Dec 2013
Wu Xiaoping, Fang Ming, Liu Lin, Wang Sheng, Liu Jianfeng, Ding Xiangdong, Zhang Shengli, Zhang Qin, Zhang Yuan, Qiao Lv, Lund Mogens Sandø, Su Guosheng, Sun Dongxiao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a powerful tool for revealing the genetic basis of quantitative traits. However, studies using GWAS for conformation traits of cattle is comparatively less. This study aims to use GWAS to find the candidates genes for body conformation traits. RESULTS: The Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip was used to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are...
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