Maternal behavior

Identification of SNPs within the PRLR gene and effects on maternal behavior in sheep

L. P. Wang, Geng, R. Q., Zhang, X. N., and Sun, W., Identification of SNPs within the PRLR gene and effects on maternal behavior in sheep, vol. 14, pp. 17536-17543, 2015.

The prolactin receptor gene (PRLR) plays an essential role in maternal behavior. The aim of the study was to detect PRLR mutations in exon 10, using a polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformation polymorphism method, and to determine the association between mutations in this region with maternal behavior traits in Chinese Hu sheep. Polymorphisms were detected only in the gene region amplified by the primer P3; three genotypes (AA, AB and BB) were observed.

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