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SUBMITTER: Liang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6637161 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liang Ke K Wang Xiangnan X Tian Xiaoxiao X Geng Rui R Li Wenya W Jing Zhenzhu Z Han Ruili R Tian Yadong Y Liu Xiaojun X Kang Xiangtao X Li Zhuanjian Z
3 Biotech 20190717 8
The prolactin receptor (<i>PRLR</i>), a type I cytokine receptor, must bind prolactin (<i>PRL)</i> to act on target cells to mediate various physiological functions, including reproduction and lactation. This study identified an 80-bp insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of the chicken <i>PRLR</i> gene in 3736 individuals from 15 breeds and analyzed its associations with growth and carcass traits in an F<sub>2</sub> resource population. The results of th ...[more]