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Insertion/deletion variants within the IGF2BP2 gene identified in reported genome-wide selective sweep analysis reveal a correlation with goat litter size.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Jan 2000
Xin Dongyun, Bai Yangyang, Bi Yi, He Libang, Kang Yuxin, Pan Chuanying, Zhu Haijing, Chen Hong, Qu Lei, Lan Xianyong
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IGF2BP2, also called IMP2) plays an essential role in the development and maturation of germ cells and embryos and is a candidate gene for goat litter size, based on a previous genome-wide selective sweep analysis. In this study, the mRNA expression level of IGF2BP2 was found to be significantly higher in a single-lamb group than in a multi-lamb group....
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