Insight into unique somitogenesis of yak (Bos grunniens) with one additional thoracic vertebra

Insight into unique somitogenesis of yak (Bos grunniens) with one additional thoracic vertebra

Abstract Background The yak is a species of livestock which is crucial for local communities of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and adjacent regions and naturally owns one more thoracic vertebra than cattle. Recently, a sub-population of yak termed as the Jinchuan yak has been identified with over half it...

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Main Authors: Yu Wang, Haoyang Cai, Xiaolin Luo, Yi Ai, Mingfeng Jiang, Yongli Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
The Jinchuan yak
Somitogenesis
Population genetics
Plateau adaptation
Molecular breeding
Marker-assisted selection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6598-9

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