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Identification of Caprine KRTAP28-1 and Its Effect on Cashmere Fiber Diameter.
Genes - 22 Jan 2020
Wang Jiqing, Zhou Huitong, Hickford Jon G H, Zhao Mengli, Gong Hua, Hao Zhiyun, Shen Jiyuan, Hu Jiang, Liu Xiu, Li Shaobin, Luo Yuzhu
Abstract excerpt
The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are constituents of cashmere fibers and variation in many KAP genes (KRTAPs) has been found to be associated with fiber traits. The gene encoding the high-sulphur KAP28-1 has been described in sheep, but it has not been identified in the goat genome. In this study, a 255-bp open reading frame on goat chromosome 1 was identified using a search of similar sequence to ovine...
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