Big Cattle: The Genes That Determine Carcass Weight

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 21:35 in Biology & Nature

An area of chromosome 6 that affects cattle carcass weight has been identified using two different Japanese breeds. Knowledge of this four-gene region should be useful in breeding beef cattle.

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