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Characterization of MTNR1A gene in terms of genetic variability in a panel of subtemperate and subtropical Indian sheep breeds.
Journal of genetics - 1 Dec 2015
Saxena Vijay Kumar, Jha Bipul Kumar, Meena Amar Singh, Naqvi S M K
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Seasonality of animals is an important adaptive trait for successful survival and production during limited food availability and extreme environmental conditions. Photoperiodic changes in day length are utilized by these seasonal animals as an important environmental cue for regulating their annual rhythms of reproduction cycles. Melatonin is an important hormone which is secreted by the pineal gland in...
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