Article
Mitochondrial PEPCK: a highly polymorphic gene with alleles co-selected with Marek's disease resistance in chickens.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 1998
Li S, Zadworny D, Aggrey S E, Kuhnlein U
Abstract excerpt
The gene coding for the mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK-M), a pivotal component in gluconeogenesis from lactate via the Cori cycle, was highly polymorphic in strains of egg-type chickens (White Leghorn) of different origins. Based on MspI restriction fragment polymorphisms...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chickens
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Gluconeogenesis
- Marek Disease
- Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP)
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Species Specificity