The association of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and phenotypic traits in pigs
Abstract Background The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is an emerging determiner of phenotypic traits and disease. mtDNA is inherited in a strict maternal fashion from the population of mitochondria present in the egg at fertilisation. Individuals are assigned to mtDNA haplotypes and those with sequen...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-018-0629-4 |