Genome-wide association scan and phased haplotype construction for quantitative trait loci affecting boar taint in three pig breeds

BACKGROUND: Boar taint is the undesirable smell and taste of pork meat derived from some entire male pigs. The main causes of boar taint are the two compounds androstenone and skatole (3-methyl-indole). The steroid androstenone is a sex pheromone produced in the testis of the boars. Skatole is produ...

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Autores principales: Gregersen, Vivi R, Conley, Lene N, Sørensen, Kirsten K, Guldbrandtsen, Bernt, Velander, Ingela H, Bendixen, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22244367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-22

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22244367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-22

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