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A major locus (RN) affecting muscle glycogen content is located on pig chromosome 15.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jan 1996
Mariani P, Lundstrom K, Gustafsson U, Enfalt A C, Juneja R K, Andersson L
Abstract excerpt
The RN locus in pigs has a major effect on the amount of stored glycogen in white muscle and affects meat quality. The fully dominant RN- allele, associated with high glycogen content, occurs in the Hampshire breed. We have mapped the RN locus using a large half-sib family comprising one heterozygous RN-/rn+ Hampshire boar mated to homozygous rn+/rn+ Swedish Landrace x Swedish Yorkshire sows. The segregation at...
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