DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha (Gsα)-encoding (GNAS) genomic imprinting domain are associated with performance traits

BMC Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sikora, Klaudia M ^a,b   Magee, David A ^c   Berkowicz, Erik W ^c   Berry, Donagh P ^d   Howard, Dawn J ^d   Mullen, Michael P ^d   Evans, Ross D ^e   MacHugh, David E ^c   Spillane, Charles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^e IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; DNA; FAT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN G SUBUNIT ALPHA; MILK PROTEIN; PROTEIN NESP55; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GNAS1 PROTEIN, BOS TAURUS; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BREAST; CALF (BOVINE); CARCASS; CELL COUNT; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; INTRON; MASTITIS; MATERNAL PLASMA; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC CELL; ANIMAL; CATTLE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; FRIESIA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; MILK; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 78650957028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-12-4     Document Type: Article

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