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Growth hormone polymorphisms and growth traits in Chinese Tibetan sheep Ovis aries.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 26 Aug 2016
Han Y C, Sun Y G, Li Q
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Growth hormone (GH) plays an important role in promoting growth, protein and muscle accretion, and fat catabolism, suggesting that GH is a potential candidate gene affecting growth traits in vertebrates. In this paper, polymorphisms in GH were investigated in 632 Chinese Tibetan sheep, by using DNA sequencing. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified, including two mutations (g.616G>A and g.624G>A)...
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