The IGF2-intron3-G3072A substitution explains a major imprinted QTL effect on backfat thickness in a Meishan x European white pig intercross

Genetical Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Jungerius, Bart J ^a   Van Laere, Anne Sophie ^b   Te Pas, Marinus F W ^a   Van Oost, Bernard A ^c   Andersson, Leif ^b,d   Groenen, Martien A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; INTRON; MUSCLE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MEAT PRODUCTS; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE;

PIERINAE; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11444253968     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672304007098     Document Type: Article

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