title: [The research advance of candidate genes affecting economic traits in pigs].
abstract: With the accomplishment of human genome project and the development of animal genome project, many major genes affecting animal economic traits were gradually detected, and they show great application prospect. Major genes affecting reproductive traits, meat quality traits,growing and developing traits of pig are summarized from their size, location and effect. In addition, the meaning of major gene in the improvement of animal breeding and genetics is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taigu 030801, China. anniecao@public.yz.sx.cn
authors.forename: Guo-Qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Zhong-Xiao
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jian-Xia
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Xiang-Fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zhu