Polymorphisms on SSC15q21-q26 containing QTL for reproduction in Swine and its association with litter size

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-74

  Du, Hongli ^a   Chen, Jing ^b   Cui, Jianxun ^b   Wang, Xiaoning ^a   Zhang, Xiquan ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; NRP2; Porcine; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

NEUROPILIN 2; SEMAPHORIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL GENETICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; BREEDING SUCCESS; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIG FARMING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 66649133699     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009000100010     Document Type: Article

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