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Evidence for a genetic variation in the mitochondrial genome affecting traits in White Leghorn chickens.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Li S, Aggrey S E, Zadworny D, Fairfull W, Kuhnlein U
Abstract excerpt
A mitochondrial Mspl RFLP which was coselected with Marek's disease (MD) resistance in White Leghorn chickens was mapped to the NADH subunit IV. The RFLP was due to a transition, resulting in the change of the low-usage threonine triplet ACT (Mspl- allele) to the high usage triplet ACC (Mspl+ allele). Trait association studies within an unselected strain revealed that the Mspl- allele whose frequency was reduced...
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