Pronounced differences in the frequency of TaqI beta A-inhibin alleles between sheep breeds with different reproductive performance.

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Pronounced differences in the frequency of TaqI beta A-inhibin alleles between sheep breeds with different reproductive performance.

Animal genetics - 1 Feb 1994

Leyhe B, Hiendleder S, Jaeger C, Wassmuth R

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A total of 419 individuals of four breeds with differing fecundity (Rhoenschaf, Merinolandschaf, East Friesian Milksheep, Romanov) and several wild sheep of the Ovis musimon, O. orientalis, O. vignei and O. ammon groups were screened for genetic variation at the beta A-inhibin (INHBA) locus with...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Fertility
Genetic Variation
Inhibins
Litter Size
Peptides
Prostatic Secretory Proteins
Sheep
Species Specificity

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