Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms and fertility in beef cattle
| Autor: | James M. Cummins, Sutarno, J. Greeff, Alan J. Lymbery |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Mitochondrial DNA
Meat TaqI Beef cattle Biology HindIII DNA Mitochondrial Polymerase Chain Reaction chemistry.chemical_compound D-loop Food Animals Pregnancy Animals Deoxyribonucleases Type II Site-Specific Small Animals Genetics Equine Haplotype Restriction enzyme Fertility chemistry biology.protein Cattle Female Animal Science and Zoology Purebred Polymorphism Restriction Fragment Length |
| Zdroj: | Theriogenology. 57:1603-1610 |
| ISSN: | 0093-691X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0093-691x(02)00664-7 |
| Popis: | Four hundred and twenty-two beef cattle of two different breeds (purebred Hereford and composite multibreed) were characterized by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, using the restriction enzymes ApaI, AvaII, HindIII, PstI, SpeI, SspI and TaqI in two regions (the D-loop and the ND-5 gene) of mitochondrial DNA. The association between molecular haplotypes and records on calving rate, defined as the mean number of live calves born per year over 4 years, were examined by analysis of variance. A significant association was found between calving rate and mitochondrial polymorphisms in both breeds. This may have implications for genetically improving cow fertility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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