Detection of a novel single nucleotide polymorphism in IGF2 gene with a negative impact on egg production and body weight in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Abstract Background Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) is one of three hormones that share high structural similarity to insulin. It is involved in several insulin-like growth-regulating and mitogenic activities. This study was conducted to genotype the coding regions of the IGF2 gene in Japanese q...

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Main Authors: Dhafer A. Ali, Mohammed Baqur S. Al-Shuhaib, Golzar Farhadi, Fadhil R. Al-Kafajy, Tahreer M. Al-Thuwaini, Ali Esmailizadeh
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: SpringerOpen 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/19f91cf240394bcaa39b41c40872b2bd
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