Milk protein polymorphisms in Holstein cattle
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2006
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Wiley
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Milk samples from 203 Holstein cows were phenotyped for genetic variants alpha(s1)-casein, beta-casein, kappa-casein and beta-lactoglobulin using starch-gel electrophoresis. All of the four milk protein loci exhibited polymorphism with allele frequencies of 0.862 +/- 0.017 for alpha(s1)-casein B, 0.966 +/- 0.0009 for beta-casein A, 0.712 +/- 0.0224 for kappa-casein A and 0.567 +/- 0.0245 for beta-lactoglobulin B. The mean heterozygosity estimated over all the four milk protein loci was 0.3015. Genetic equilibrium was observed among all of the loci investigated, except kappa-casein. Chi-squared tests revealed that there was no significant linkage among studied milk protein phenotypes.
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Food science & technology, Milk protein, Holstein cattle, Genetic polymorphism, Bos taurus, Loci, Association, Variants, Casein, Cows milk, Production traits, Dairy-cattle, Beta-lactoglobulin
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Öner, Y. ve Elmacı, C. (2006). ''Milk protein polymorphisms in Holstein cattle''. International Journal of Dairy Technology, 59(3), 180-182.