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Trait correlated expression combined with eQTL and ASE analyses identified novel candidate genes affecting intramuscular fat.
BMC genomics - 8 Nov 2021
Liu Yan, Long Huan, Feng Simin, Ma Tingting, Wang Mufeng, Niu Lizhu, Zhang Xinyi, Wang Lianni, Lei Yu, Chen Yilong, Wang Qiankun, Xu Xuewen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a determining factor for meat taste. The Luchuan pig is a fat-type local breed in southern China that is famous for its desirable meat quality due to high IMF, however, the crossbred offspring of Luchuan sows and Duroc boars displayed within-population variation on meat quality, and the reason remains unknown. RESULTS: In the present study, we identified 212...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Alleles
- Animals
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Male
- Meat
- Phenotype
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Swine
