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A scallop IGF binding protein gene: molecular characterization and association of variants with growth traits.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Feng Liying, Li Xue, Yu Qian, Ning Xianhui, Dou Jinzhuang, Zou Jiajun, Zhang Lingling, Wang Shi, Hu Xiaoli, Bao Zhenmin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Scallops represent economically important aquaculture shellfish. The identification of genes and genetic variants related to scallop growth could benefit high-yielding scallop breeding. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is essential for growth and development, with IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) serving as the major regulators of IGF actions. Although an effect of IGF on growth was detected...
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