PRONOUNCED DIFFERENCES IN THE FREQUENCY OF TAQI BETA(A)-INHIBIN ALLELES BETWEEN SHEEP BREEDS WITH DIFFERENT REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE

Authors
LEYHE B HIENDLEDER S JAEGER C WASSMUTH R
Citation
B. Leyhe et al., PRONOUNCED DIFFERENCES IN THE FREQUENCY OF TAQI BETA(A)-INHIBIN ALLELES BETWEEN SHEEP BREEDS WITH DIFFERENT REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE, Animal genetics, 25(1), 1994, pp. 41-43
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity","Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Animal genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
02689146
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
41 - 43
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-9146(1994)25:1<41:PDITFO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A total of 419 individuals of four breeds with differing fecundity (Rh oenschaf, Merinolandschaf, East Friesian Milksheep, Romanov) and sever al wild sheep of the Ovis musimon, O. orientalis, O. vignei and O. amm on groups were screened for genetic Variation at the beta(A)-inhibin ( INHBA) locus with up to 11 enzymes. The four breeds differed significa ntly (P < 0.001) in TaqI allele frequencies. The frequency of the TaqI A allele coincided with the average litter size in each breed.