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Ovine KRT81 Variants and Their Influence on Selected Wool Traits of Commercial Value.
Genes - 24 May 2024
Li Wenhao, Bai Lingrong, Zhou Huitong, Zhang Zhihe, Ma Zhijie, Wu Guofang, Luo Yuzhu, Tanner Jasmine, Hickford Jon G H
Abstract excerpt
Keratins are the main structural protein components of wool fibres, and variation in them and their genes (KRTs) is thought to influence wool structure and characteristics. The PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism technique has been used previously to investigate genetic variation in selected coding and intron regions of the type II sheep keratin gene KRT81, but no variation was identified. In this study,...
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