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Genetic architecture of fatty acid composition in the longissimus dorsi muscle revealed by genome-wide association studies on diverse pig populations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 21 Jan 2016
Zhang Wanchang, Zhang Junjie, Cui Leilei, Ma Junwu, Chen Congying, Ai Huashui, Xie Xianhua, Li Lin, Xiao Shijun, Huang Lusheng, Ren Jun, Yang Bin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fatty acid composition in muscle is an important factor that affects the nutritive value and taste of pork. To investigate the genetic architecture of fatty acid composition of pork, we measured fatty acid contents in longissimus dorsi muscle of 1244 pigs from three divergent populations and conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for fatty acid contents. RESULTS: We detected 26 genome-wide...
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