Genome-Wide Association Studies for Growth and Meat Production Traits in Sheep

Li Zhang; Jiasen Liu; Fuping Zhao; Hangxing Ren; Lingyang Xu; Jian Lu; Shifang Zhang; Xiaoning Zhang; Caihong Wei; Guobin Lu; Youmin Zheng; Lixin Du

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066569

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Genome-Wide Association Studies for Growth and Meat Production Traits in Sheep

Li Zhang ,

* E-mail: zhangli@263.net (LZ); lxdu@263.net (LXD)

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jiasen Liu,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Fuping Zhao,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hangxing Ren,

Affiliations Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing, China
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Lingyang Xu,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jian Lu,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Shifang Zhang,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Xiaoning Zhang,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Caihong Wei,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Guobin Lu,

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Youmin Zheng,

Affiliations Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, General Office, National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, China
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Lixin Du

* E-mail: zhangli@263.net (LZ); lxdu@263.net (LXD)

Affiliation Animal Genetics and Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Genome-Wide Association Studies for Growth and Meat Production Traits in Sheep

Li Zhang,
Jiasen Liu,
Fuping Zhao,
Hangxing Ren,
Lingyang Xu,
Jian Lu,
Shifang Zhang,
Xiaoning Zhang,
Caihong Wei,
Guobin Lu

Published: June 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066569

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