Mutations in bone morphogenetic protein 15 and growth differentiation factor 9 genes are associated with increased litter size in fat-tailed sheep breeds

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-167

  Javanmard, Arash ^a   Azadzadeh, N ^b   Esmailizadeh, Ali K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

BMP15; Fat tailed sheep; GDF9; Litter size; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BMP15 GENE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GDF9 GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; LITTER SIZE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79954634067     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-011-9467-9     Document Type: Article

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