A deletion in the bone morphogenetic protein 15 gene causes sterility and increased prolificacy in Rasa Aragonesa sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 294-297

  Martinez Royo, A ^a   Jurado, J J ^b   Smulders, J P ^b   Marti J I ^a   Alabart, J L ^a   Roche, A ^c   Fantova, E ^c   Bodin, L ^d   Mulsant, P ^d   Serrano, M ^b   Folch, J ^a   Calvo, J H ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c Carnes Oviaragon S C L Carretera Cogullada   (Spain)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

BMP15; FecX; Prolificacy; Rasa Aragonesa; Sheep; Sterility

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RASA ARAGONESA;

GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; STOP CODON;

ANIMALS; CODON, TERMINATOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE DELETION; SHEEP;

EID: 44049097682     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01707.x     Document Type: Article

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