Relationship of t→a mutation in the promoter region of myostatin gene with growth traits in swine

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 413-416

  Jiang, Yun Liang ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Du, Li Xin ^a   Wu, Chang Xin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth traits; Myostatin gene; Promoter region; Swine

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POINT MUTATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SWINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036096698     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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