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Molecular microevolution and epigenetic patterns of the long non-coding gene H19 show its potential function in pig domestication and breed divergence.
BMC evolutionary biology - 23 Apr 2016
Li Cencen, Wang Xiao, Cai Huimin, Fu Yuhua, Luan Yu, Wang Wen, Xiang Hui, Li Changchun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The domestic pig Sus scrofa domesticus originated from the wild boar S. scrofa about 10,000 years ago. During domestication, drastic morphological, physiological, and behavioral changes developed between domestic pigs and wild boars through artificial and natural selection. The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) H19, which is located within the imprinting gene cluster H19-IGF2, plays an important role in...
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