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A potential association between the BM 1500 microsatellite and fat deposition in beef cattle.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jun 1998
Fitzsimmons C J, Schmutz S M, Bergen R D, McKinnon J J
Abstract excerpt
The obese gene was hypothesized as a candidate gene for fat characteristics in beef cattle. The BM 1500 microsatellite, near the obese gene, was characterized in 158 purebred beef bulls for which carcass trait information was available. Four breeds were included in the analyses-Angus, Charolais, Hereford, and Simmental. Four alleles were found. Lengths were approximately 138, 147, 149, and 140 bp with genotypic...
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