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A genome-wide association study reveals candidate genes for the supernumerary nipple phenotype in sheep (Ovis aries).
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2017
Peng W-F, Xu S-S, Ren X, Lv F-H, Xie X-L, Zhao Y-X, Zhang M, Shen Z-Q, Ren Y-L, Gao L, Shen M, Kantanen J, Li M-H
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been widely applied in livestock to identify genes associated with traits of economic interest. Here, we conducted the first GWAS of the supernumerary nipple phenotype in Wadi sheep, a native Chinese sheep breed, based on Ovine Infinium HD SNP BeadChip genotypes in a total of 144 ewes (75 cases with four teats, including two normal and two supernumerary teats, and 69...
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