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. 1994 Apr 12;91(8):3019-23.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.8.3019.

Chromosomal localization of the callipyge gene in sheep (Ovis aries) using bovine DNA markers

N E Cockett  1 , S P Jackson, T L Shay, D Nielsen, S S Moore, M R Steele, W Barendse, R D Green, M Georges
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Chromosomal localization of the callipyge gene in sheep (Ovis aries) using bovine DNA markers

N E Cockett et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

A mutation causing muscular hypertrophy, with associated leanness and improved feed efficiency, has been recently identified in domestic sheep (Ovis aries). Preliminary results indicate that an autosomal dominant gene may be responsible for this economically advantageous trait. We have exploited the conservation in sequence and chromosomal location of DNA markers across Bovidae to map the corresponding callipyge locus to ovine chromosome 18 using a battery of bovine chromosome 21 markers. Chromosomal localization of the ovine callipyge locus is the first step toward positional cloning of the corresponding gene.

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