The bovine fatty acid binding protein 4 gene is significantly associated with marbling and subcutaneous fat depth in Wagyu x Limousin F2 crosses

Animal Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 400-402

  Michal, J J ^a   Zhang, Z W ^b   Gaskins, C T ^a   Jiang, Z ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Beef cattle; Fatty acid binding protein 4; Marbling; Subcutaneous fat depth

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33746237660     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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