Title |
Association between polymorphism in the FTO gene and growth and carcass traits in pig crosses
|
---|---|
Published in |
Genetics Selection Evolution, April 2012
|
DOI | 10.1186/1297-9686-44-13 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Věra Dvořáková, Heinz Bartenschlager, Antonín Stratil, Pavel Horák, Roman Stupka, Jaroslav Čítek, Michal Šprysl, Anna Hrdlicová, Hermann Geldermann |
Abstract |
Independent studies have shown that several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the human FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene are associated with obesity. SNP have also been identified in the pig FTO gene, among which some are associated with selected fat-deposition traits in F2 crosses and commercial populations. In this study, using both commercial pig populations and an experimental Meishan × Pietrain F2 population, we have investigated the association between one FTO SNP and several growth and carcass traits. Association analyses were performed with the FTO polymorphism either alone or in combination with polymorphisms in flanking loci. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Egypt | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 29 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 7 | 23% |
Researcher | 7 | 23% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 17% |
Other | 2 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 3% |
Other | 3 | 10% |
Unknown | 5 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 53% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 10% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
Neuroscience | 1 | 3% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 7 | 23% |