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A single nucleotide polymorphism in the zona pellucida 3 gene is associated with the first parity litter size in Hu sheep.
Animal reproduction science - 1 Jun 2018
Chong Yuqing, Huang Huarong, Liu Guiqiong, Jiang Xunping, Rong Weiheng
Abstract excerpt
Zona pellucida 3 (ZP3) is a primary sperm receptor and acrosome reaction inducer. As a candidate gene, the ZP3 gene has been widely studied since it has great influence on reproductive traits in farm animals. However, little is known about the association between polymorphisms of the coding region of the ZP3 gene and the first parity litter size in Hu sheep. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify...
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