Polymorphisms in an obesity-related gene (PCSK1) are associated with fat deposition and production traits in Italian heavy pigs

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1913-1924

  Fontanesi, L ^a   Bertolini, F ^a   Scotti, E ^a   Trevisi, P ^a   Buttazzoni, L ^b   Dall'Olio, S ^a   Davoli, R ^a   Bosi, P ^a   Russo, V ^a  

^a Sezione di Allevamenti Zootecnici   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Association study; Heavy pigs; PCSK1; Production traits; SNP

Indexed keywords

PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84869209977     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112001280     Document Type: Article

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