Indian Journal of Animal Sciences (Apr 2021)
Polymorphism analysis of myogenin gene in meat quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Abstract
Results demonstrated that in meat quail, three genotypes (AA, BB and AB) were detected at locus A and B in MyoG gene. Locus A is significantly correlated with weight and body length of meat quail (P<0.05). Locus B is significantly correlated with weight, breastbone length and body length of meat quail (P<0.05). The MyoG gene can be used for marker-assisted selection of growth traits in meat quails.
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