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Genome-wide association study and in silico functional analysis of the number of embryos produced by Holstein donors.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2018
Jaton C, Schenkel F S, Sargolzaei M, Cánova A, Malchiodi F, Price C A, Baes C, Miglior F
Abstract excerpt
Superovulation or ovum pick-up and in vitro fertilization are technologies used to produce an increased number of embryos from elite females. Embryo production traits have been shown to be heritable, but the genes that cause this variability have not yet been assessed. The main objectives of this study were to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to find single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated...
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