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Genetics of body fat mass and related traits in a pig population selected for leanness

Obesity is characterized as the excessive accumulation of body fat and has a complex genetic foundation in humans including monogenic high-risk mutations and polygenic contributions. Domestic pigs represent a valuable model on an obesity-promoting high-caloric diet while constantly evaluated for bod...

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Autores principales: Reyer, Henry, Varley, Patrick F., Murani, Eduard, Ponsuksili, Siriluck, Wimmers, Klaus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5567295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28831160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08961-4