Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identified BMPR1A as a Novel Candidate Gene Affecting the Number of Thoracic Vertebrae in a Large White × Minzhu Intercross Pig Population

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A QTL for Number of Teats Shows Breed Specific Effects on Number of Vertebrae in Pigs: Bridging the Gap Between Molecular and Quantitative Genetics

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Association of polymorphisms in NR6A1 ,PLAG1 and VRTN with the number of vertebrae in Chinese Tongcheng × Large White crossbred pigs

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VRTN is Required for the Development of Thoracic Vertebrae in Mammals

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Genome-wide study refines the quantitative trait locus for number of ribs in a Large White × Minzhu intercross pig population and reveals a new candidate gene

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Possible introgression of the VRTN mutation increasing vertebral number, carcass length and teat number from Chinese pigs into European pigs

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Quantitative trait loci for the number of vertebrae on Sus scrofa chromosomes 1 and 7 independently influence the numbers of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in pigs

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Mapping and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for the number of vertebrae in a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian intercross resource population

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Shrinkage Estimation of the Realized Relationship Matrix

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Identification of a second gene associated with variation in vertebral number in domestic pigs

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Bone morphogenetic protein-3b (BMP-3b) inhibits osteoblast differentiation via Smad2/3 pathway by counteracting Smad1/5/8 signaling

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Identification of Carcass and Meat Quality QTL in an F2 Duroc × Pietrain Pig Resource Population Using Different Least-Squares Analysis Models

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Hox Genes and Segmentation of the Hindbrain and Axial Skeleton

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Quantitative trait locus mapping in an F2 Duroc × Pietrain resource population: II. Carcass and meat quality traits1

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