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Phenotypic population screen identifies a new mutation in bovine DGAT1 responsible for unsaturated milk fat.
Scientific reports - 26 Feb 2015
Lehnert Klaus, Ward Hamish, Berry Sarah D, Ankersmit-Udy Alex, Burrett Alayna, Beattie Elizabeth M, Thomas Natalie L, Harris Bevin, Ford Christine A, Browning Sharon R, Rawson Pisana, Verkerk Gwyneth A, van der Does Yvonne, Adams Linda F, Davis Stephen R, Jordan T William, MacGibbon Alastair K H, Spelman Richard J, Snell Russell G
Abstract excerpt
Selective breeding has strongly reduced the genetic diversity in livestock species, and contemporary breeding practices exclude potentially beneficial rare genetic variation from the future gene pool. Here we test whether important traits arising by new mutations can be identified and rescued in highly selected populations. We screened milks from 2.5 million cows to identify an exceptional individual which...
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