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

Author(s)
Tier, Bruce
Meyer, Karin
Publication Date
2011
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.
Citation
Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.19, p. 63-66
ISBN
9780646559155
ISSN
1328-3227
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9868
Language
en
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Title
The effect of imprinted genes on carcass traits in Australian Angus and Hereford cattle
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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