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A meta analysis of genome-wide association studies for limb bone lengths in four pig populations.
BMC genetics - 29 Jul 2015
Guo Yuanmei, Hou Lijuan, Zhang Xufei, Huang Min, Mao Huirong, Chen Hao, Ma Junwu, Chen Congying, Ai Huashui, Ren Jun, Huang Lusheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Limb bone length is an economically important trait in pigs, because it is negatively correlated with backfat thickness, and is also a determinant to the yield of hip and loin. Moreover, abnormal growth of the limb bone leads to leg structural weakness. Until now, the genetic architecture of the pig lime bone length remains poorly understood. The object of this study was to map genomic loci for limb...
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