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Study of genetic variation in Yakutian cattle (Bos taurus L.) using the prolactin bPRL, growth hormone bGH, and transcription factor bPit-1 genes

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The genetic structure of the Yakutian cattle breed was studied using the following genes: bPRL (RsaI site in exon 3), bGH (AluI site in exon 5), and bPit-1 (HinfI site in exon 6). The values of observed heterozygosity were 0.37 for bPRL, 0.29 for bGH, and 0.16 for bPit-1. These values are within the range of values for this parameter established for a number of Bos taurus breeds. The results obtained show that genetic variation is preserved in this aboriginal Russian breed, despite a catastrophic reduction of the number of animals.

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  1. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    I. V. Lazebnaya & G. E. Sulimova

  2. Kol’tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia

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Original Russian Text © I.V. Lazebnaya, O.E. Lazebny, G.E. Sulimova, 2010, published in Genetika, 2010, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 425–428.

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Lazebnaya, I.V., Lazebny, O.E. & Sulimova, G.E. Study of genetic variation in Yakutian cattle (Bos taurus L.) using the prolactin bPRL, growth hormone bGH, and transcription factor bPit-1 genes. Russ J Genet 46, 377–380 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795410030166

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