A SNP in the miR-27a gene is associated with litter size in pigs

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3725-3729

  Lei, B ^a   Gao, S ^a   Luo, L F ^a   Xia, X Y ^a   Jiang, S W ^a   Deng, C Y ^a   Xiong, Y Z ^a   Li, F E ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Litter size; miR 27a gene; Molecular marker; Pig; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 27A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MICRORNAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SUS SCROFA;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 80052449658     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0487-2     Document Type: Article

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