SNP variation in the promoter of the PRKAG3gene and association with meat quality traits in pig

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Marion T. Ryan · University College Dublin

Ruth M. Hamill · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Aisling O’Halloran · University College Dublin

Grace Davey · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Jean McBryan · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Anne Maria Mullen · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Abstract

Gene expression levels of the porcine PRKAG3 are associated with meat quality phenotypes relating to glycolytic potential and IMF% in the Large White breed, while SNP variation in the promoter region of the gene is associated with PRKAG3 gene expression and meat quality phenotypes.

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Meat and Animal Product Quality Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

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Published in: BMC Genetics

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 66-66

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-13-66

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SNP variation in the promoter of the PRKAG3gene and association with meat quality traits in pig

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