A 17 bp deletion in the Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 (BMP15) gene is associated to increased prolificacy in the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 139-146

  Monteagudo, Luis V ^a   Ponz, Ricardo ^b   Tejedor, M Teresa ^a   Laviña, Adolfo ^b   Sierra, Isidro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b National Association of Rasa Aragonesa Breeders (ANGRA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

BMP15; GDF9; Prolificacy; Rasa Aragonesa breed; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; DNA; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; DNA; EXONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; LITTER SIZE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RASA ARAGONESA;

EID: 55549140863     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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