Detection of a quantitative trait locus for ham weight with polar overdominance near the ortholog of the callipyge locus in an experimental pig F2 population

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3167-3172

  Boysen, T J ^a   Tetens, J ^a   Thaller, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Callipyge; Ham; Imprinting; Pig; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DOMINANT GENE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MEAT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SHEEP; SWINE;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957235175     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2565     Document Type: Article

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