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A novel (ATC)n microsatellite locus is associated with litter size in an indigenous Chinese pig.
Veterinary medicine and science - 1 Jul 2021
Wu Guofang, Shen Wenjuan, Xue Xingxing, Wang Lei, Ma Yuhong, Zhou Jiping
Abstract excerpt
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are an important part of the genome and have become powerful auxiliary DNA markers in animal breeding using marker-assisted selection (MAS). Based on previous sequencing data of Qinghai Bamei pigs, a total of three novel candidate SSR loci were analysed in this study. Time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) was used for SSR genotyping, and association analyses between SSRs and the...
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