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All sheeps and sizes: a genetic investigation of mature body size across sheep breeds reveals a polygenic nature

Mature body size is genetically correlated with growth rate, an important economic trait in the sheep industry. Mature body size has been studied extensively in humans as well as cattle and other domestic animal populations but not in sheep. Six‐hundred and sixteen ewes, across 22 breeds, were measu...

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Autores principales: Posbergh, C. J., Huson, H. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7821113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33089531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/age.13016