Original scientific paper

DETECTING PRESENCE OF C/T POLYMORPHISM AT POSITION 34 SECOND INTRON OF THE MYOSTATIN GENE IN RABBITS

Agnieszka MARKOWSKA
Alica RAFAYOVA
Anna TRAKOWICKA

Abstract

Myostatin gene is a negative regulator of skeletal muscles growth. It is responsible for normal development of skeletal
muscles. The objective of the research was to detect variation of C/T at position 34 of the second intron of the MNST
gene in rabbits. The research included 114 rabbits: 54 of them Polish Rabbits, and 60 of them White Flemish Giants,
examined by means of the PCR-RFLP method using AluI restriction enzyme. We found allele C with a frequency of
0.6184 of the examined rabbit population, and allele T with a frequency of 0.3816 of the examined rabbits.

Keywords

MNST; polymorphism; rabbit

Hrčak ID:

68169

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/68169

Publication date:

20.1.2011.

Article data in other languages: polish

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