A novel 62-bp indel mutation in the promoter region of transforming growth factor-beta 2 (TGFB2) gene is associated with body weight in chickens

Animal Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-112

  Tang, S ^a   Ou, J ^a,b   Sun, D ^a   Zhang, Y ^a,a   Xu, G ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

body weight; chicken; polymorphism; transforming growth factor beta 2

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78651380317     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02060.x     Document Type: Article

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