A single nucleotide polymorphism-derived regulatory gene network underlying puberty in 2 tropical breeds of beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1669-1683

  Fortes, M R S ^a,b,c   Reverter, A ^b,c   Nagaraj, S H ^b   Zhang, Y ^c,d   Jonsson, N N ^a,e   Barris, W ^b   Lehnert, S ^b,c   Boe Hansen, G B ^a   Hawken, R J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Bos taurus; Gene network; Genome wide association; Reproduction; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 80052658935     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3681     Document Type: Article

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