Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Brahman steers and their association with carcass and tenderness traits

T. Smith, Thomas, M. G., Bidner, T. D., Paschal, J. C., and Franke, D. E., “Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Brahman steers and their association with carcass and tenderness traits”, vol. 8, pp. 39-46, 2009.

Data from purebred Brahman steers (N = 467) were used to study the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) with carcass traits and measures of tenderness. Fall weaned calves were grazed and fed in a subtropical environment and then harvested for processing in a commercial facility. Carcass data were recorded 24 h postmortem. Muscle samples and primal ribs were obtained to measure calpastatin activity and shear force. DNA was used to determine genotypes of thyroglobulin (TG5), calpastatin (CAST) and μ-calpain (CAPN 316 and CAPN 4751) SNP.

Avian TAP genes: detection of nucleotide polymorphisms and comparative analysis across species

L. Sironi, Lazzari, B., Ramelli, P., Stella, A., and Mariani, P., “Avian TAP genes: detection of nucleotide polymorphisms and comparative analysis across species”, vol. 7, pp. 1267-1281, 2008.

TAP1 and TAP2 genes code for the two subunits of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP), and in chicken they are located between the two MHC class I genes. Using primers based on chicken sequences, the genomic regions corresponding to chicken TAP1 exons 6 to 7 and TAP2 exons 4 to 6 (which encode portions of the chicken TAP1 and TAP2 molecules corresponding to the human peptide-binding regions) were amplified and sequenced from chicken (70 birds), turkey (24), pheasant (6), and guinea fowl (7).