Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1997-07-18
1999-08-17
Fredman, Jeffrey
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
435 911, 435 942, 4351723, 536 231, 536 243, 536 2431, 536 2433, C12Q 168, C12P 1934, C07H 2102, C07H 2104
Patent
active
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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein are genetic markers for favorable reproductive traits in animals such as litter size, and weaning weight. Methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening animals to determine those more likely to produce favorable reproductive traits and preferably selecting those animals for future breeding purposes. The markers are based upon the presence or absence of certain polymorphisms in the pig reproductive genes, including retinol binding protein 4, retinoic acid receptor gamma, melatonin receptor 1a, and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
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Messer Lori A.
Rothschild Max F.
Tuggle Christopher K.
Yu Tun-Ping
Fredman Jeffrey
Iowa State University & Research Foundation, Inc.
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