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Genetic polymorphisms of the IGF-II gene intron 8 coding region and its association with growth and carcass traits in yak.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 11 Dec 2013
Zeng Y F, Ding X Z, Cheng S R, Yu S J
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Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) plays a key role in mammalian growth and is involved in stimulating fetal cell division, differentiation, and metabolic regulation. IGF-II is considered a candidate gene for genetic markers of growth and carcass traits. Therefore, in this study, the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IGF-II gene region with growth and carcass characteristics in...
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