A novel (ATC)n microsatellite locus is associated with litter size in an indigenous Chinese pig

Abstract Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are an important part of the genome and have become powerful auxiliary DNA markers in animal breeding using marker‐assisted selection (MAS). Based on previous sequencing data of Qinghai Bamei pigs, a total of three novel candidate SSR loci were analysed in thi...

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Main Authors: Guofang Wu, Wenjuan Shen, Xingxing Xue, Lei Wang, Yuhong Ma, Jiping Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine and Science
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.371