Muscle Transcriptomic Investigation of Late Fetal Development Identifies Candidate Genes for Key Roles in Piglet Maturity
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ABSTRACT: To further knowledge of piglet maturity, we have developed a microarray analysis to describe biological processes and to find candidate genes for key roles in piglet maturity. The objective was to identify which genes and biological processes are specifically involved in the difference between two extreme breeds: Large White (LW) and Meishan (MS). The LW breed is a selected breed known to show an increased rate of mortality at birth, while the MS breed presents more robust piglets at birth. MS and LW sows were inseminated with mixed semen (LW and MS) hence each litter was composed of pure fetuses (LW or MS) and crossed fetuses (LWMS from MS sows and MSLW from LW sows).
ORGANISM(S): Sus scrofa
PROVIDER: GSE56301 | GEO | 2014/09/19
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA242882
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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