A nonsense mutation of bone morphogenetic protein-15 (BMP15) causes both infertility and increased litter size in pigs

A nonsense mutation of bone morphogenetic protein-15 (BMP15) causes both infertility and increased litter size in pigs

Abstract Background Atypical external genitalia are often a sign of reproductive organ pathologies and infertility with both environmental or genetic causes, including karyotypic abnormalities. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a means for identifying chromosomal regions harboring delet...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Flossmann, Christine Wurmser, Hubert Pausch, Amabel Tenghe, Jörg Dodenhoff, Günther Dahinten, Kay-Uwe Götz, Ingolf Russ, Ruedi Fries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Swine
German landrace
GWAS
Fertility
BMP15
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07343-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07343-x

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