A divergent Artiodactyl MYADM-like repeat is associated with erythrocyte traits and weight of lamb weaned in domestic sheep.

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed to investigate seven red blood cell (RBC) phenotypes in over 500 domestic sheep (Ovis aries) from three breeds (Columbia, Polypay, and Rambouillet). A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) showed genome-wide significant association with increased m...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael V Gonzalez, Michelle R Mousel, David R Herndon, Yu Jiang, Brian P Dalrymple, James O Reynolds, Wendell C Johnson, Lynn M Herrmann-Hoesing, Stephen N White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3758307?pdf=render