Myostatin (GDF8) single nucleotide polymorphisms in Nellore cattle
“Myostatin (GDF8) single nucleotide polymorphisms in Nellore cattle”, vol. 8, pp. 822-830, 2009.
, The myostatin gene, also known as GDF8 (growth differentiation factor 8), is located on bovine chromosome 2 (BTA2); it has three exons and two introns. Myostatin is specifically expressed during embryonic development and in adult skeletal muscle, functioning as a negative regulatory protein. Several cattle breeds (Piedmontese, Belgian Blue and Blond’Aquitaine, and others) show polymorphisms in this gene; these polymorphisms are directly related to the double muscling phenotype.