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A highly polymorphic caprine keratin-associated protein gene identified and its effect on cashmere traits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2021
Li Shaobin, Xi Qiming, Zhao Fangfang, Wang Jiqing, He Zhaohua, Hu Jiang, Liu Xiu, Luo Yuzhu
Abstract excerpt
Five keratin-associated protein 6 genes (KRTAP6) have been identified in sheep and variation in some KRTAP6 has been associated with wool fiber diameter-related traits, but none of these homologues have been identified in goats. In this study, we reported the identification of the sheep KRTAP6-5 homologue on goat chromosome 1 and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-single strand conformation polymorphism analysis in...
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