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Title:
The pig CART (cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript) gene and association of its microsatellite polymorphism with production traits
Author(s): M. Stachowiak, J. Cieslak, A. Skorczyk, J. Nowakowska, I. Szczerbal, M. Szydlowski & M. Switonski
Publication Date: January 1, 2009
Reference: Journal of Animal Breeding Genetics 126 (2009) 37–42
Country: Poland

Summary:

The cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) gene is a candidate gene that may affect performance and body composition traits in the pig. The purpose of this study was to establish the chromosomal localization and genomic sequence of the porcine CART gene, search for polymorphism and analyse its phenotypic effect in 644 pigs representing
two breeds, Polish Large White (PLW) and Polish Landrace (PL), and a synthetic line 990 (L990). The study confirmed that chromosome region harbouring the CART gene is a promising quantitative trait loci for pig production traits.

For more information the full article can be found at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1439-0388/issues

 

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