Long-Chao Zhang, Na Li, Xin Liu, Jing Liang, Hua Yan, Ke-Bin Zhao, Lei Pu, Hui-Bi Shi, Yue-Bo Zhang, Li-Gang Wang, Li-Xian Wang
BACKGROUND: In pig, limb bone length influences ham yield and body height to a great extent and has important economic implications for pig industry. In this study, an intercross population was constructed between the indigenous Chinese Minzhu pig breed and the western commercial Large White pig breed to examine the genetic basis for variation in limb bone length. The aim of this study was to detect potential genetic variants associated with porcine limb bone length. METHODS: A total of 571 F2 individuals from a Large White and Minzhu intercross population were genotyped using the Illumina PorcineSNP60K Beadchip, and phenotyped for femur length (FL), humerus length (HL), hipbone length (HIPL), scapula length (SL), tibia length (TL), and ulna length (UL)...
November 4, 2014: Genetics, Selection, Evolution: GSE