Bovine gene polymorphisms related to fat deposition and meat tenderness

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-82

  Fortes, Marina Rufino Salinas ^a   Curi, Rogério A ^b   Chardulo, Luis Artur L ^b   Silveira, Antonio C ^b   Assumpção, Mayra E O D ^a   Visintin, José Antonio ^a   de Oliveira, Henrique N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bovine gene polymorphisms; Candidate gene; Fat deposition

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; LEPTIN; THYROGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL GENETICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BREED DIFFERENCE; BULL (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; SHEAR STRENGTH; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; RUBIA;

EID: 66649123894     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009000100011     Document Type: Article

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