Article
Association between novel variants in BMPR1B gene and litter size in Mongolia and Ujimqin sheep breeds.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Dec 2021
Gao Yuanyuan, Hao Qi, Cang Ming, Wang Jianguo, Yu Haiquan, Liu Yongbin, Zhang Wenguang, Tong Bin
Abstract excerpt
Prolificacy is an important trait of animals, specifically for sheep. The Bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B (BMPR1B) is a major gene affecting the litter size of many sheep breeds. The well-known FecB mutation (Q249R) was associated fully with the hyper prolific phenotype of Booroola Merino. However, the identification of variation in all exonic regions of BMPR1B was rare. In this study, we sequenced all...
Topics
- Animals
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I
- Female
- Genotype
- Litter Size
- Mongolia
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
- Sheep