Identification and association analysis of several hundred single nucleotide polymorphisms within candidate genes for back fat thickness in Italian large white pigs using a selective genotyping approach

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2450-2464

  Fontanesi, L ^a   Galimberti, G ^a   Calo D G ^a   Fronza, R ^a,c   Martelli, P L ^a   Scotti, E ^a   Colombo, M ^a   Schiavo, G ^a   Casadio, R ^a   Buttazzoni, L ^b   Russo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back fat; Candidate genes; Italian large white pigs; Obesity; Selective genotyping; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SWINE;

EID: 84882622966     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4797     Document Type: Article

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