Article
Association of PIT1 polymorphisms with growth and carcass traits in pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 1995
Yu T P, Tuggle C K, Schmitz C B, Rothschild M F
Abstract excerpt
PIT1, a member of the POU-domain family of genes, is a positive regulatory factor of growth hormone, prolactin, and thyrotroph-stimulating hormone beta in several mammals. Therefore, PIT1 was chosen as a candidate gene to investigate its association with growth and carcass traits in pigs. The five Iowa State University reference/resource three-generation families consisting of crosses of Meishan x Duroc, Meishan...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Breeding
- Crosses, Genetic
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Male
- Meat
- Polymorphism, Genetic
