Polymorphism of growth hormone gene in three goat breeds in Egypt

Polymorphism of growth hormone gene in three goat breeds in Egypt

Abstract Background In Egypt, like other developing countries, goats are prime resources of meat. So, selection of goats for superior growth rate is advantageous. Growth hormone (GH) is the main regulator of animal growth, and encoded by GH gene that exhibits active gene variants improving growth. T...

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Main Authors: Karima Fathy Mahrous, Sekena H. Abdel-Aziem, Mohamed A. M. Abdel-Hafez, Mohamed Abdel-Mordy, Hossam E. Rushdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Goat
Polymorphism
PCR-RFLP
SNP
Growth hormone gene
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-018-0035-0

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