Novel SNP in 5′ flanking region of EDG1 associated with marbling in Japanese Black beef cattle

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-489

  Yamada, Takahisa ^a   Sasaki, Seiki ^b   Sukegawa, Shin ^c   Miyake, Takeshi ^a   Fujita, Tatsuo ^d   Kose, Hiroyuki ^e   Morita, Mitsuo ^b   Takahagi, Youichi ^c   Murakami, Hiroshi ^c   Morimatsu, Fumiki ^c   Sasaki, Yoshiyuki ^f  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Livestock Improvement Association of Japan   (Japan)

^c NIPPON MEAT PACKERS INC   (Japan)

^d National Institute of Animal Industry   (Japan)

^e INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Kyoto Cattle Genetics Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association; Beef cattle; EDG1; Marbling; SNP

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENETICS; MALE; MEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STANDARD;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; MALE; MEAT; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

BOS;

EID: 68349131188     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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