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Loss of maternal ANNEXIN A10 via a 34-kb deleted-type copy number variation is associated with embryonic mortality in Japanese Black cattle.
BMC genomics - 24 Nov 2016
Sasaki Shinji, Ibi Takayuki, Akiyama Takayuki, Fukushima Moriyuki, Sugimoto Yoshikazu
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BACKGROUND: Conception is a fundamental trait for successful cattle reproduction. However, conception rates in Japanese Black cattle have been gradually declining over the last two decades. Although conception failures are mainly caused by embryonic mortality, the role of maternal genetic factors in the process remains unknown. Copy number variation (CNV), defined as large-scale genomic structural variants,...
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