Selecting animals for parentally imprinted traits

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7892736
APP PUB NO 20060288433A1
SERIAL NO

11357733

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The present invention relates to a method for selecting a domestic animal having desired genotypic properties comprising testing the animal for the presence of a parentally imprinted quantitative trait locus (QTL). The invention further relates to the use of an isolated and/or recombinant nucleic acid comprising a QTL or functional fragment derived therefrom to select a breeding animal or animal destined for slaughter having desired genotypic or potential phenotypic properties. In particular, the properties are related to muscle mass, fat deposition, sow prolificacy, and/or sow longevity.

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MELICA HBC/O LEIF ANDERSSON BERGAGATAN 30 UPPSALA S-752 39
UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE20 BD DE COLONSTER LIEGE B-4000
SEGHERSGENTEC N VKAPELBAAN 15 BUGGENHOUT B-9255

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andersson, Leif Uppsala, SE 44 541
Georges, Michel Villers-aux-Tours, BE 15 62
Nezer, Carine D A Neupre, BE 2 1
Spincemaille, Geert Zwevegem, BE 3 5

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