Promoter region of the bovine growth hormone receptor gene: Single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in cattle and association with performance in Brangus bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3315-3323

  Garrett, A J ^a   Rincon, G ^b   Medrano, J F ^b   Elzo, M A ^c   Silver, G A ^a   Thomas, M G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Brangus; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Growth hormone receptor; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOS TAURUS X BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE;

GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN;

EID: 58749111656     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0990     Document Type: Article

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