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Variation in the fatty acid synthase gene (FASN) and its association with milk traits in Gannan yaks

Shi, B.; Jiang, Y.; Chen, Y.; Zhao, Z.; Zhou, Huitong; Luo, Y.; Hu, J.; Hickford, Jonathan G. H. (MDPI, 2019-09)

Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of fatty acids (FA) and plays a central role in de novo lipogenesis in mammals. This study was conducted to ascertain the relative level of expression of ...

Tissue expression and variation of the DGAT2 gene and its effect on carcass and meat quality traits in yak

Hu, Jiang; Shi, B.; Xie, Jianpeng; Zhou, Huitong; Wang, Jiqing; Liu, Xiu; Li, Shaobin; Zhao, Zhidong; Luo, Yuzhu (MDPI, 2019-02-14)

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2) plays a key role in the synthesis of animal triglycerides (TGs). This study investigated the relative expression of the DGAT2 gene in tissues, variation in the gene, and its association ...