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- Title
East Friesian sheep carry a Myostatin allele known to cause muscle hypertrophy in other breeds.
- Authors
Bignell, C. W.; Malau-Aduli, A. E. O.; Nichols, P. D.; McCulloch, R.; Kijas, J. W.
- Abstract
The article presents a study on the East Friesian sheep carrying a Myostatin allele that causes muscle hypertrophy in other breed of sheep. It says that the samples of 79 East Friesian sheep, which were flanked with Myostatin gene, were genotyped. The results show that 70% of the sheep were homozygous for similar combination of microsatellite alleles suggesting a common mutation origin. Moreover, the close geographical proximity and anecdotal information also show a shared origin of the breeds.
- Subjects
SHEEP breeding; EAST Friesian sheep; ANIMAL mutation breeding; GENE frequency; HYPERTROPHY
- Publication
Animal Genetics, 2010, Vol 41, Issue 4, p445
- ISSN
0268-9146
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02021.x