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A genome-wide association study identifies a genomic region for the polycerate phenotype in sheep (Ovis aries)

Horns are a cranial appendage found exclusively in Bovidae, and play important roles in accessing resources and mates. In sheep (Ovies aries), horns vary from polled to six-horned, and human have been selecting polled animals in farming and breeding. Here, we conducted a genome-wide association stud...

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Autores principales: Ren, Xue, Yang, Guang-Li, Peng, Wei-Feng, Zhao, Yong-Xin, Zhang, Min, Chen, Ze-Hui, Wu, Fu-An, Kantanen, Juha, Shen, Min, Li, Meng-Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26883901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep21111