The highly prolific phenotype of Lacaune sheep is associated with an ectopic expression of the B4GALNT2 gene within the ovary.
Prolific sheep have proven to be a valuable model to identify genes and mutations implicated in female fertility. In the Lacaune sheep breed, large variation in litter size is genetically determined by the segregation of a fecundity major gene influencing ovulation rate, named FecL and its prolific...
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Materyal Türü: | Makale |
Dil: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Seri Bilgileri: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Erişim: | https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1003809&type=printable |