Genetic Analysis of Fat Metabolism in Domestic Pigs and their Wild Ancestor
The domestication of the pig began about 9 000 years ago and many of the existing domestic breeds have been selected for phenotypic traits like lean meat and fast growth. Domestic pigs are phenotypically very different from the ancestral wild boar that has adapted to survive in their natural environ...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi
2006
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7089 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-6623-0 |