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A 1.8‐kb insertion in the 3′‐UTR of RXFP2 is associated with polledness in sheep

Sheep breeds show a broad spectrum of different horn phenotypes. In most modern production breeds, sheep are polled (absence of horns), whereas horns occur mainly in indigenous breeds. Previous studies mapped the responsible locus to the region of the RXFP2 gene on ovine chromosome 10. A 4‐kb region...

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Autores principales: Wiedemar, Natalie, Drögemüller, Cord
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26103004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/age.12309