A melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) polymorphism is associated with performance traits in divergently selected large white pig populations

Animal Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 386-390

  Houston, R D ^a,b,c   Cameron, N D ^c   Rance, K A ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Divergent selection; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Pig; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 5044222084     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2004.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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