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SUBMITTER: Jiang N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7142862 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiang Nengjing N Liu Chenxi C Lan Tingxu T Zhang Qian Q Cao Yang Y Pu Guang G Niu Peipei P Zhang Zongping Z Li Qiang Q Zhou Juan J Li Xiaokui X Hou Liming L Huang Ruihua R Li Pinghua P
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200313 3
The vertnin (<i>VRTN</i>) gene g.20311_20312ins291 was reported as an important variant related to the number of ribs (RIB), and the ins/ins genotype was advantageous for improving RIB of Western pigs. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the <i>VRTN</i> gene g.20311_20312ins291 influences RIB, carcass traits, and body size traits, including cannon bone circumference (CBC) in Chinese Suhuai pigs. We found that the <i>VRTN</i> gene g.20311_20312ins291 was polymorphic in Suhuai fatte ...[more]