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A Simulation Analysis and Screening of Deleterious Nonsynonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in Sheep LEP Gene.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2022
Girmay Shishay, Ahmad Hafiz Ishfaq, Zahra Quratul Ain
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Leptin is a polypeptide hormone produced in the adipose tissue and governs many processes in the body. Recently, polymorphisms in the LEP gene revealed a significant change in body weight regulation, energy balance, food intake, and reproductive hormone secretion. This study considers its crucial role in the regulation of the economically important traits of sheep. Several computational tools, including SIFT,...
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