TWO STRONGLY LINKED BLOCKS WITHIN THE KIF16B GENE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE WOOL LENGTH AND GREASY YIELD IN FINE WOOL SHEEP (OVIS ARIES)

Two strongly linked blocks within the KIF16B gene significantly influence wool length and greasy yield in fine wool sheep (Ovis aries)

Background: A previous genome-wide association study chocolate chip cookie purse (GWAS) identified the kinesin family member 16B (KIF16B) as a candidate gene related to sheep wool production.In this work, DNA pool sequencing and SNPscanTM high-throughput genotyping methods were used to detect single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the sheep KIF1

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