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Association between polymorphism in the FTO gene and growth and carcass traits in pig crosses
BACKGROUND: Independent studies have shown that several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the human FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene are associated with obesity. SNP have also been identified in the pig FTO gene, among which some are associated with selected fat-deposition traits in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369214/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22510482 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-44-13 |