The physiological effects of natural variation in growth hormone gene copy number in ram lambs.

doi:10.1016/s0739-7240(98)00043-5

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The physiological effects of natural variation in growth hormone gene copy number in ram lambs.

Domestic animal endocrinology - 1 Nov 1997

Gootwine E, Suttie J M, McEwan J C, Veenvliet B A, Littlejohn R P, Fennessy P F, Montgomery G W

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The effects of natural variation in the number of copies of the growth hormone (GH) gene on growth parameters, plasma GH profiles, and the response to GHRH challenge were compared in Coopworth ram lambs from selection lines differing in body composition and GH levels. Different genotypes at the G...

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Alleles
Animals
Body Composition
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Male
Sheep
Weight Gain

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