A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism within the Interferon Gamma Receptor 2 Gene Perfectly Coincides with Polledness in Holstein Cattle.
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SUBMITTER: Glatzer S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3689702 | biostudies-literature | 2013
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A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism within the Interferon Gamma Receptor 2 Gene Perfectly Coincides with Polledness in Holstein Cattle.
Glatzer Sabrina S Merten Nina Johanna NJ Dierks Claudia C Wöhlke Anne A Philipp Ute U Distl Ottmar O
PloS one 20130621 6
Polledness is a high impact trait in modern milk and beef production to meet the demands of animal welfare and work safety. Previous studies have mapped the polled-locus to the proximal region of the bovine chromosome 1 (BTA1) and narrowed it down to approximately 1 Mb. Sequencing of the positional candidate genes within the 1 Mb polled region and whole genome sequencing of Holsteins revealed a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) AC000158: g.1390292G>A within intron 3 of the interferon gamma re ...[more]
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