Essays about: "GDF9"

Found 2 essays containing the word GDF9.

  1. 1. Genes involved in ovulation rate and litter size in sheep

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Towe Jansson; [2014]
    Keywords : Genes; sheep; fecundity; ovulation rate; litter size;

    Abstract : Fertilitetsegenskaper har ofta låga arvbarheter och selektion baserat på fenotyp är ofta ineffektiv och långsam. För att förbättra fertilitetsegenskaper som ovulationsmängd och kullstorlek hos får är det effektivast att selektera avelsdjur utefter deras genotyp. READ MORE

  3. 2. Phenotypic effects of a fertility mutation in Norwegian white sheep

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Sadia Afrin Siddiqua; [2013]
    Keywords : Sheep; fertility; GDF9; litter size; genetic variant;

    Abstract : Norwegian White Sheep (NWS) is a synthetic breed that results from crosses between local Norwegian and foreign breeds. This breed is mainly kept for the meat production, and litter size is therefore a trait of large economic value. A mutation in the ovine GDF9 gene (c. READ MORE