Mutation in bone morphogenetic protein receptor-IB is associated with increased ovulation rate in Booroola Mérino ewes

Mulsant, Philippe; Lecerf, Frédéric; Fabre, Stéphane; Schibler, Laurent; Monget, Philippe; Lanneluc, Isabelle; Pisselet, Claudine; Riquet, Juliette; Monniaux, Danielle; Callebaut, Isabelle; Cribiu, Edmond; Thimonier, Jacques; Teyssier, Jacques; Bodin, Loýs; Cognié, Yves; Chitour, Nour; Elsen, Jean-Michel

doi:10.1073/pnas.091577598

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Mutation in bone morphogenetic protein receptor-IB is associated with increased ovulation rate in Booroola Mérino ewes

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Apr 24, 2001

Authors:

Philippe Mulsant

Frédéric Lecerf

Stéphane Fabre

Abstract

Ewes from the Booroola strain of Australian Mérino sheep are characterized by high ovulation rate and litter size. This phenotype is due to the action of the FecB(B) allele of a major gene named FecB, as determined by statistical analysis of phenotypic data. By genetic analysis of 31 informative hal...

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Biology

Endocrinology

Ovulation

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