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Polymorphisms and association of GRM1, GNAQ and HCRTR1 genes with seasonal reproduction and litter size in three sheep breeds.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 May 2022
Zhu Mengting, Zhang Hongmei, Yang Hua, Zhao Zongsheng, Blair Hugh T, Zhai Manjun, Yu Qian, Wu Pei, Fang Chenhui, Xie Mengting
Abstract excerpt
Litter size is one of the important economic traits of livestock. Seasonal oestrus, ovulation and lambing of sheep have severely restricted the development of sheep farming in Xinjiang, China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the polymorphisms and genetic correlation between GRM1, GNAQ and HCRTR1 genes and the seasonal reproduction and litter size in three sheep breeds. The DNA mixed pool sequencing...
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