Browsing Articles - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology by Subject "Animal genes"

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DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha (Gsα)-encoding (GNAS) genomic imprinting domain are associated with performance traits

Kikora, Klaudia M.; Magee, David A.; Berkowicz, Erik W.; Berry, Donagh P.; Howard, Dawn; Mullen, Michael P.; Evans, Ross D.; MacHugh, David E.; Spillane, Charles (BMC, 2011-01-11)

Background: Genes which are epigenetically regulated via genomic imprinting can be potential targets for artificial selection during animal breeding. Indeed, imprinted loci have been shown to underlie some important ...