A novel polymorphism in the 5′ untranslated region of the porcine cytochrome b5 (CYB5) gene is associated with decreased fat androstenone level

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 367-373

  Lin, Zhihong ^a,b   Lou, Yanping ^a   Peacock, John ^a   Squires, E James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B5; FAT; TESTOSTERONE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROSTENOLS; ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES B5; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; TESTIS;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 23844443526     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-004-2439-4     Document Type: Article

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