title: Polymorphic regions affecting human height also control stature in cattle.
abstract: Orthologous positions of 55 genes associated with height in four human populations were located on the bovine genome. Single nucleotide polymorphisms close to eight of these genes were significantly associated with stature in cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus). This suggests that these genes may contribute to controlling stature across mammalian species.
authors.affiliation: Biosciences Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia. jennie.pryce@dpi.vic.gov.au
authors.forename: Jennie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pryce
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Sunduimijid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolormaa
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D001827:Body Height / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics*; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics