East Friesian sheep carry a Myostatin allele known to cause muscle hypertrophy in other breeds.
Bignell
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Animal Production & Genetics, School of Agricultural Science/TIAR, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54 Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
Malau-Aduli
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Nichols
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McCulloch
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Kijas
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D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000235:genetics; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D055435:Myostatin / Q000235:genetics*; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D034561:Sheep, Domestic
D055435:Myostatin