title: East Friesian sheep carry a Myostatin allele known to cause muscle hypertrophy in other breeds.
authors.affiliation: Animal Production & Genetics, School of Agricultural Science/TIAR, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54 Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bignell
authors.forename: A E O
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Malau-Aduli
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCulloch
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kijas
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D055435:Myostatin