Large scale genome-wide association and LDLA mapping study identifies QTLs for boar taint and related sex steroids

BACKGROUND: Boar taint is observed in a high proportion of uncastrated male pigs and is characterized by an unpleasant odor/flavor in cooked meat, primarily caused by elevated levels of androstenone and skatole. Androstenone is a steroid produced in the testis in parallel with biosynthesis of other...

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Autores principales: Grindflek, Eli, Lien, Sigbjørn, Hamland, Hanne, Hansen, Marianne HS, Kent, Matthew, van Son, Maren, Meuwissen, Theo HE
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21752240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-362

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21752240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-362

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