Yuan Pan, Siyi Li, Qiu Zhang, Jiaqi Li, Chenyu Song, Lingchao Kong, Yining Liu, Sibing Hou, Shuaitong Li, Qingkun Liu, Decui Xia, Zeying Wang
The myostatin (MSTN) gene exhibits significant nucleotide sequence variations in sheep, impacting growth characteristics and muscular traits of the body. However, its influence on specific growth traits in some sheep remains to be further elucidated. This study utilized single nucleotide polymorphism sequence analysis to investigate the role of the MSTN gene in meat production performance across four sheep breeds: Charolais sheep, Australian White sheep, crossbreeds of Australian White and Small-tailed Han, and crossbreeds of Charolais and Small-tailed Han...
June 2024: Journal, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology