Litter size (LS), an important economic trait in livestock, is so complicate that involves many
aspects of reproduction, the underlying mechanism of which particularly in goat has always …

Simple Summary As a major gene to regulate the muscle mass of animals, Myostatin
(MSTN) plays a negative role in regulating the number and size of skeletal myocytes …

Simple Summary In the field of animal breeding, selection using molecular genetic markers,
such as insertions/deletions (indels), is a novel method to reduce the generation interval and …

This study was designed to identify the relationship of four genes (GDF9, BMPR-IB, FecB
and ESR) polymorphisms in the 3′ UTR region with litter size and cashmere performance …

The protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit α (PPP3CA) gene is a high reproduction traits
candidate gene for goats as revealed by a genome-wide association study. The aim of this …

Litter size is considered to be the most important index for estimating domestic animal
productivity. The number of indigenous goats in China with higher litter sizes than those of …

The sorting nexin 29 gene (SNX29) is a well-known regulator of myocyte differentiation and
proliferation. In this work, two indels (17-bp and 21-bp) were identified in the goat SNX29 …

Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) plays positive roles in the
growth, proliferation of cells and early embryos development by binding mRNA targets …

The sexual size dimorphism of the Chinese tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) has
greatly obstructed its sustainable development; however, the underlying mechanism …

Simple Summary Genome-wide association studies found that the PR/SET Domain 6
(PRDM6) gene mutation was associated with bone development, bone density, and body …