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An InDel Polymorphism in Exon 6 of IGF2 Associated with the Breeding Value of Polish Holstein-Friesian Bulls

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This study was funded by the Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology, Grant No. 2 P06D 01429. The authors thank Beata Żelazowska for technical assistance.

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    Present address: Animal Breeding, Technical University of Munich, 85354, Freising, Germany

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  1. Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Jastrzębiec, 05-552, Wólka Kosowska, Poland

    K. Flisikowski & L. Zwierzchowski

  2. Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University, 60-637, Poznan, Poland

    T. Adamowicz, T. Strabel, T. Jankowski & M. Switonski

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Flisikowski, K., Adamowicz, T., Strabel, T. et al. An InDel Polymorphism in Exon 6 of IGF2 Associated with the Breeding Value of Polish Holstein-Friesian Bulls. Biochem Genet 45, 139–143 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-006-9071-9

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