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Parsimonious model for analyzing parent-of-origin effects related to beef traits in dual-purpose Simmental.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2017
Blunk I, Mayer M, Hamann H, Reinsch N
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting occurs when allelic effects depend on their parental origin. These parent-of-origin effects (POE) occur because of epigenetic DNA modifications during gametogenesis according to the sex of an animal. Animal breeding programs give little consideration to imprinting, although its relationship to important traits has been shown in different agricultural species. To incorporate imprinting, a...
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