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Possible introgression of the VRTN mutation increasing vertebral number, carcass length and teat number from Chinese pigs into European pigs.
Scientific reports - 19 Jan 2016
Yang Jie, Huang Lusheng, Yang Ming, Fan Yin, Li Lin, Fang Shaoming, Deng Wenjiang, Cui Leilei, Zhang Zhen, Ai Huashui, Wu Zhenfang, Gao Jun, Ren Jun
Abstract excerpt
Vertnin (VRTN) variants have been associated with the number of thoracic vertebrae in European pigs, but the association has not been evidenced in Chinese indigenous pigs. In this study, we first performed a genome-wide association study in Chinese Erhualian pigs using one VRTN candidate causative mutation and the Illumina Porcine 60K SNP Beadchips. The VRTN mutation is significantly associated with thoracic...
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