A SNP in ASAP1 gene is associated with meat quality and production traits in Nelore breed.
A SNP in ASAP1 gene is associated with meat quality and production traits in Nelore breed.
Author(s): TIZIOTO, P. C.; MEIRELLES, S. L.; VENERONE, G. B.; TULLIO, R. R.; ROSA, A. do N.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; MEDEIROS, S. R. de; SIQUEIRA, F.; FEIJO, G. L. D.; SILVA, L. O. C. da; TORRES JUNIOR, R. A. de A.; REGITANO, L. C. de A.
Summary: The ASAP1 gene is located in a QTL region for meat production traits and to access the role of the ASAP1 gene, the association between a SNP in this gene and production traits in beef cattle was studied. For this, about 270 steers of reference families of Nelore breed were used. The investigation of marker effects on the traits was performed using a mixed model under the restricted maximum likelihood method. Novel association of a SNP in the ASAP1 gene and shear force measured at 24 h post mortem (P≤0.0083) was described in this population of Nelore cattle. This polymorphism accounted for 1.13% of the total additive variance and 17.51% of total phenotypic variance of the trait, suggesting that this marker could be used in marker assisted selection.
Publication year: 2012
Types of publication: Journal article
Keywords: Bos Indicus, Candidate gene, beef cattle, cattle, polymorphism
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