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Examination of Growth Hormone (GH) Gene Polymorphism and its Association with Body Weight and Selected Body Dimensions in Ducks.
Folia biologica - 1 Jan 2015
Mazurowski Artur, Frieske Anna, Kokoszynski Dariusz, Mroczkowski Sławomir, Bernacki Zenon, Wilkanowska Anna
Abstract excerpt
The main objective of the study was to assess the polymorphism in intron 2 of the GH gene and its association with some morphological traits (body weight--BW, length of trunk with neck--LTN, length of trunk--LT, chest girth--CG, length of breast bone--LBB, length of shank--LS). Polymorphism in intron 2 of the GH gene was evaluated for four duck populations (Pekin ducks AF51, Muscovy ducks from a CK and CRAMMLCFF...
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