Association of a missense mutation in the bovine leptin gene with carcass fat content and leptin mRNA levels.docVIP

Genet. Sel. Evol. 34(2002) 105–116 ?INRA, EDP Sciences, 2002 DOI: 10.1051/gse:2001006 105 Original article Associationofamissensemutation inthebovineleptingenewithcarcass fatcontentandleptinmRNAlevels FionaC.BUCHANAN a,?,CarolynJ.FITZSIMMONS b, AndrewG.VANKESSELa,TraceyD.THUEa, DianneC.WINKELMAN-SIMa,SheilaM.SCHMUTZ a aDepartmentofAnimalandPoultryScience,51CampusDrive, UniversityofSaskatchewan,Saskatoon,S7N5A8,Canada bDepartmentofAnimalScience,2255KildeeHall, IowaStateUniversity,Ames,50011,USA (Received16May2001;accepted24September2001) Abstract– Previously,wehaveshownthatallelesofthe