Identification of novel genes associated with litter size of indigenous sheep population in Xinjiang, China using specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing technology
Background There are abundant sheep breed resources in the Xinjiang region of China attributing to its diverse ecological system, which include several high-litter size sheep populations. Previous studies have confirmed that the major high prolificacy gene cannot be used to detect high litter size....
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-11-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/8079.pdf |