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Improving the quality of wool through the use of gene markers

Itenge Mweza, T.; Hickford, Jonathan G. H.; Forrest, Rachel; McKenzie, Grant W.; Frampton, C. M. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2009)

This study aimed at identifying gene markers associated with wool quality traits in Merino and Merino Cross sheep using a candidate gene approach. Polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) ...

Polymorphism of KRT83 and its association with selected wool traits in Merino-cross lambs

Chai, Wenqiong; Zhou, Huitong; Forrest, Rachel; Gong, Hua; Hodge, Simon; Hickford, Jonathan G. H. (Elsevier, 2017-10-01)

Keratins are structural proteins in the cortex of wool fibres. It is thought that variation in the keratin genes (KRTs) affects wool structure and characteristics. Polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational ...