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Comparative Study on the Genetic Diversity of GHR Gene in Tibetan Cattle and Holstein Cows.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2015
Deng Feilong, Xia Chenyang, Jia Xianbo, Song Tianzeng, Liu Jianzhi, Lai Song-Jia, Chen Shi-Yi
Abstract excerpt
Due to the phenotype-based artificial selection in domestic cattle, the underlying functional genes may be indirectly selected and show decreasing diversity in theory. The growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene has been widely proposed to significantly associate with critical economic traits in cattle. In the present study, we comparatively studied the genetic diversity of GHR in Tibetan cattle (a traditional...
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