Essays about: "Finnhorse"
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1. The role of Myostatin polymorphisms in the Finnhorse and Shetland pony breeds
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Myostatin, encoded by the MSTN gene, is a member of the transforming growth factor β that normally acts to limit skeletal muscle mass by regulating both the number and growth of muscle fibers. Natural mutations that decrease the amounts of myostatin and/or inhibit its function have been identified in several cattle, sheep and dog breeds, where loss-of-function mutations cause increased skeletal muscle mass and produce a phenotype known as “double-muscling”. READ MORE
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