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Genome-wide association study revealed ABCD4 on SSC7 and GREB1L and MIB1 on SSC6 as crucial candidate genes for rib number in Beijing Black pigs.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2022
Niu Naiqi, Liu Qian, Hou Xinhua, Liu Xin, Wang Ligang, Zhao Fuping, Gao Hongmei, Shi Lijun, Wang Lixian, Zhang Longchao
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As one of the few animals with variation in the number of rib pairs (RIB), the pig is a good model to study the mechanism of RIB regulation. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for porcine RIB are present on Sus scrofa chromosome 7 (SSC7). Although several candidate genes exist in this QTL region on SSC7, the causal gene has yet to be verified. Beijing Black pig with 14-17 RIB is a good population for candidate gene...
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