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The novel SNPs of leptin gene and their associations with growth traits in Chinese Nanjiang Yellow goat.
Gene - 1 Nov 2015
Wang Cen, Zhang Hao, Niu Lili, Guo Jiazhong, Jia Xianbo, Wang Linjie, Li Li, Zhang Hongping, Zhong Tao
Abstract excerpt
The leptin (LEP) gene encodes a protein that greatly affects the regulation of body weight, energy balance, and food intake in mammals. The objective of the present work was to identify genetic variants of the caprine LEP gene in 411 individuals from five Chinese goat breeds. Six novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (g.117T > C, g.1642G > A, g.2883G > A, g.3053T > C, g.3190G > A, and g.3314T > C) were...
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