Crossbred duck

Association between FTO polymorphism in exon 3 with carcass and meat quality traits in crossbred ducks

W. Gan, Song, Q., Zhang, N. N., Xiong, X. P., Wang, D. M. C., and Li, L., Association between FTO polymorphism in exon 3 with carcass and meat quality traits in crossbred ducks, vol. 14, pp. 6699-6714, 2015.

The fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) is an excellent candidate gene that affects energy metabolism. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in FTO are associated with carcass and meat quality traits in pigs, cattle, and rabbits. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between novel SNPs in the FTO coding region and carcass and meat quality traits in 95 crossbred ducks, using DNA sequencing. We found two transitions G/A (SNP 387 and 473) within exon 3. SNP 387 was a synonymous mutation, whereas SNP 473 was a missense mutation.

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