Transcription profiling provides insights into gene pathways involved in horn and scurs development in cattle

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two types of horns are evident in cattle - fixed horns attached to the skull and a variation called scurs, which refers to small loosely attached horns. Cattle lacking horns are referred to as polled. Although both the <it>Poll...

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Main Authors: Lehnert Sigrid A, Barris Wes, Reverter Antonio, Mariasegaram Maxy, Dalrymple Brian, Prayaga Kishore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/370