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A splice mutation in the PHKG1 gene causes high glycogen content and low meat quality in pig skeletal muscle.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2014
Ma Junwu, Yang Jie, Zhou Lisheng, Ren Jun, Liu Xianxian, Zhang Hui, Yang Bin, Zhang Zhiyan, Ma Huanban, Xie Xianhua, Xing Yuyun, Guo Yuanmei, Huang Lusheng
Abstract excerpt
Glycolytic potential (GP) in skeletal muscle is economically important in the pig industry because of its effect on pork processing yield. We have previously mapped a major quantitative trait loci (QTL) for GP on chromosome 3 in a White Duroc × Erhualian F2 intercross. We herein performed a systems genetic analysis to identify the causal variant underlying the phenotype QTL (pQTL). We first conducted genome-wide...
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