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Mitochondrial DNA T7719G in tRNA-Lys gene affects litter size in Small-tailed Han sheep

BACKGROUND: In farm animals, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) effect on economic performance remains hot-topic for breeding and genetic selection. Here, 53 maternal lineages of Small-tailed Han sheep were used to investigate the association of mitochondrial DNA variations and the lambing litter size. RESUL...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xiaoyong, Wang, Dan, Xiang, Hai, Dun, Weitao, Brahi, Dave O. H., Yin, Tao, Zhao, Xingbo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40104-017-0160-x