Evidence of linkage between high-glycine-tyrosine keratin gene loci and wool fibre diameter in a Merino half-sib family.

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Evidence of linkage between high-glycine-tyrosine keratin gene loci and wool fibre diameter in a Merino half-sib family.

Animal genetics - 1 Apr 1994

Parsons Y M, Cooper D W, Piper L R

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Candidate genes for quantitative trait loci have been studied in a Medium Peppin Merino flock. Obvious candidates for effects on wool production traits are genes for the major proteins expressed in the wool fibre, the keratin and keratin-associated protein genes. Two keratin-associated protein lo...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Variation
Glycine
Keratins
Sheep
Tyrosine
Wool

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