African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Novel polymorphism of the bovine fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene are related to backfat thickness and longissimus muscle area in five Chinese native cattle breeds

Shengjuan Wei1, Linsen Zan1,2*, Javed Ahmed Ujan1, Hongbao Wang1, Yanjie Yang3 and Camus Adoligbe1
1College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A and F University, Shaanxi, 712100, People’s Republic of China. 2National Beef Cattle Improvement Center, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People’s Republic of China. 3College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, People’s Republic of China.
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  •  Accepted: 09 March 2011
  •  Published: 11 April 2011

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