Novel indel variations of the sheep FecB gene and their effects on litter size.

doi:10.1016/j.gene.2020.145176

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Novel indel variations of the sheep FecB gene and their effects on litter size.

Gene - 30 Jan 2021

Li Haixia, Xu Hongwei, Akhatayeva Zhanerke, Liu Hongfei, Lin Chunjian, Han Xufei, Lu Xiaofang, Lan Xianyong, Zhang Qingfeng, Pan Chuanying

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Various studies had shown that the FecB gene (also known as BMPRIB, BMPR1B or ALK-6) was the major gene influencing sheep litter size, for which its SNPs' variations were reportedly linked. Yet, surprisingly, there was no published information on the insertion/deletion (indel) variation of this gene. Herein, using a population of Chinese Australian White sheep (n = 932), we identified five novel indels in the...

Topics

Animals
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I
Breeding
China
Fertility
Genetic Markers
Genotype
INDEL Mutation
Litter Size
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Sheep

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PMID: 33002573
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145176

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