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Genome-wide scan reveals LEMD3 and WIF1 on SSC5 as the candidates for porcine ear size.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhang Longchao, Liang Jing, Luo Weizhen, Liu Xin, Yan Hua, Zhao Kebin, Shi Huibi, Zhang Yuebo, Wang Ligang, Wang Lixian
Abstract excerpt
The quantitative trait loci (QTL) for porcine ear size was previously reported to mainly focus on SSC5 and SSC7. Recently, a missense mutation, G32E, in PPARD in the QTL interval on SSC7 was identified as the causative mutation for ear size. However, on account of the large interval of QTL, the responsible gene on SSC5 has not been identified. In this study, an intercross population was constructed from the...
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