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Identification of Polymorphisms in the Rabbit Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) Gene and Association with Finishing Weight in a Commercial Meat Rabbit Line.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2016
Fontanesi Luca, Sparacino Giuseppe, Utzeri Valerio Joe, Scotti Emilio, Fornasini Daniela, Dall'Olio Stefania, Frabetti Andrea
Abstract excerpt
A shortcut to identify DNA markers associated with economic traits is to use a candidate gene approach that is still useful in livestock species in which molecular tools and resources are not advanced or not well developed. Mutations in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene associated with production traits have been already described in several livestock species. For this reason GHR could be an interesting...
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