Polymorphisms of the DHCR24 Gene are Associated with Carcass and Fat Deposition in Chinese Simmental Steers
Pan Ziyi1, Ambreen Iqbal1, Gao Zhen1, Liu Juan1, Fang Xibi2, Jiang Ping1* and Zhao Zhihui1*
1College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088 China.
2College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Xi An Road 5333, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Pan Ziyi and Ambreen Iqbal contributed equally to this work and share the first authorship.
* Corresponding author: zhzhao@gdou.edu.cn; jiangp@gdou.edu.cn
Fig. 1.
Molostide sequencing of PCR product of MDHCR24 gene GG (I), GA (II); AA (III) genotype.
Fig. 2.
PAGE map of DHCR24 gene 3’UTR digestion results. Lanes 1-7 show different Chinese Simmental cattle populations in which two bands are GG genotype, three bands are GA genotype and one band is AA genotype.
Fig. 3.
Indicating binding site for the DHCR24 for bta-miR-12059.