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The effect of imprinted genes on carcass traits in Australian Angus and Hereford cattle

Bruce Tier, Karin Meyer

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Abstract

Imprinted loci are those where the level of expression of an allele depends upon the allele's parent of origin. Imprinting is a widespread phenomenon and parent-of-origin effects have been reported for many qualitative and quantitative traits, in particular carcass traits. The effect of parent-of-origin effects on three quantitative traits - eye muscle area and fat depth at the P8 and 12/13th rib sites - measured on Angus and Hereford heifers and bull calves was examined. Parent-of-origin effects accounted for 12-45% of the total genetic variation for these traits.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics
EditorsWilliam Pattie
Place of PublicationArmidale, Australia
PublisherAssociation for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Pages63-66
Volume19
ISBN (Print)9780646559155
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventAAABG 2011: 19th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics - Perth, Australia
Duration: 19 Jul 201121 Jul 2011

Conference

ConferenceAAABG 2011: 19th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics
CityPerth, Australia
Period19/07/1121/07/11

Keywords

  • Quantitative Genetics (incl Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)
  • Animal Breeding

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