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Transcriptomic investigation of meat tenderness in two Italian cattle breeds.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2016
Bongiorni S, Gruber C E M, Bueno S, Chillemi G, Ferrè F, Failla S, Moioli B, Valentini A
Abstract excerpt
Our objectives for this study were to understand the biological basis of meat tenderness and to provide an overview of the gene expression profiles related to meat quality as a tool for selection. Through deep mRNA sequencing, we analyzed gene expression in muscle tissues of two Italian cattle breeds: Maremmana and Chianina. We uncovered several differentially expressed genes that encode for proteins belonging to...
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