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Identification and characterization of RFRP gene in pigs and its association with reproductive traits.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 14 Jan 2014
Fang M X, Huang Y S, Ye J, Zhang W, Li Y, Nie Q H
Abstract excerpt
RFamide-related peptide (RFRP) gene is a crucial gene of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis and plays an important role in reproduction regulation. This study aimed to clone and characterize the pig RFRP gene. We obtained a 645-bp cDNA of pig RFRP gene comprising a 546-bp open reading frame, which encoded a peptide of 188 amino acids. The pig RFRP coding sequences have the identities of 81, 68.8, and 76.1%...
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