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Epistatic interactions associated with fatty acid concentrations of beef from angus sired beef cattle.
BMC genomics - 8 Nov 2016
Kramer L M, Ghaffar M A Abdel, Koltes J E, Fritz-Waters E R, Mayes M S, Sewell A D, Weeks N T, Garrick D J, Fernando R L, Ma L, Reecy J M
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BACKGROUND: Consumers are becoming increasingly conscientious about the nutritional value of their food. Consumption of some fatty acids has been associated with human health traits such as blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, it is important to investigate genetic variation in content of fatty acids present in meat. Previously publications reported regions of the cattle genome that are...
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