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Mutation -388 C>G of NR5A1 gene affects litter size and promoter activity in sheep.
Animal reproduction science - 1 Sept 2018
Li Yinxia, Zhang Jun, Qian Yong, Meng Chunhua, Wang Huili, Cao Shaoxian
Abstract excerpt
The Nuclear receptor superfamily 5, group A, member 1 (NR5A1) gene encodes a nuclear receptor that regulates the transcription of genes involved in steroidogenesis, follicular development and female fertility. Little, however, is known about the relationship of this gene with reproductive performance in sheep. In this study, the transcription initiation site of Hu sheep NR5A1 gene was located 193 nucleotides...
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