Comparative transcriptome analysis of longissimus dorsi tissues with different intramuscular fat contents from Guangling donkeys

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BACKGROUND: Donkey meat has low fat and high protein contents and is rich in various unsaturated fatty acids and trace elements that are beneficial to human digestion and absorption. IMF (intramuscular fat), also known as marbling, is an important indicator of the lean meat to fat ratio, which directly affects the tenderness and juiciness of the meat. At present, the underlying molecular variations affecting IMF...