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A novel indel within goat casein alpha S1 gene is significantly associated with litter size.
Gene - 10 Sept 2018
Wang Ke, Yan Hailong, Xu Han, Yang Qing, Zhang Sihuan, Pan Chuanying, Chen Hong, Zhu Haijing, Liu Jinwang, Qu Lei, Lan Xianyong
Abstract excerpt
The ruminant casein gene family (CSNs, link as CSN1S1-CSN2-CSN1S2-CSN3) is characterized by diverse variations and has been extensively studied for ruminant milk traits, however, studies on insertion/deletion (indel) mutations within this gene family and their effects on prolificacy are extremely limited. This study aimed to detect possible novel indels within CSNs in an indigenous Chinese goat breed-Shaanbei...
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