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Genome-wide analysis of expression QTL (eQTL) and allele-specific expression (ASE) in pig muscle identifies candidate genes for meat quality traits.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 9 Oct 2020
Liu Yan, Liu Xiaolei, Zheng Zhiwei, Ma Tingting, Liu Ying, Long Huan, Cheng Huijun, Fang Ming, Gong Jing, Li Xinyun, Zhao Shuhong, Xu Xuewen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic analysis of gene expression level is a promising approach for characterizing candidate genes that are involved in complex economic traits such as meat quality. In the present study, we conducted expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) and allele-specific expression (ASE) analyses based on RNA-sequencing (RNAseq) data from the longissimus muscle of 189 Duroc × Luchuan crossed pigs in order to...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase
- Fatty Acid Desaturases
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Phosphorylase Kinase
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pork Meat
- Pyrophosphatases
- Quantitative Trait Loci