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Pronounced differences in the frequency of TaqI βA‐inhibin alleles between sheep breeds with different reproductive performance
Author(s) -
Leyhe B,
Hiendleder S,
Jaeger C,
Wassmuth R
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - biology , taqi , breed , allele , purebred , allele frequency , fecundity , litter , locus (genetics) , ovis , genetics , zoology , polymorphism (computer science) , gene , ecology , population , demography , sociology
Summary A total of 419 individuals of four breeds with differing fecundity (Rhoenschaf, Merinolandschaf, East Friesian Milksheep, Romanov) and several wild sheep of the Ovis musimon, O. orientalis, O. vignei and O. ammon groups were screened for genetic variation at the βA‐inhibin (INHBA) locus with up to 11 enzymes. The four breeds differed significantly (P< 0.001) in TaqI allele frequencies. The frequency of the TaqI A allele coincided with the average litter size in each breed.