This paper presents the 12th update of the human obesity gene map, which incorporates
published results up to the end of October 2005. Evidence from single‐gene mutation …

Infertility is a common problem affecting one in six couples and in 30% of infertile couples,
the male factor is a major cause. A large number of genes are involved in spermatogenesis …

This paper presents the eleventh update of the human obesity gene map, which
incorporates published results up to the end of October 2004. Evidence from single‐gene …

Background Carcass length is very important for body size and meat production for swine,
thus understanding the genetic mechanisms that underly this trait is of great significance in …

Pigs from A sia and E urope were independently domesticated from c. 9000 years ago.
During this period, strong artificial selection has led to dramatic phenotypic changes in …

We performed a genome‐wide QTL scan for production traits in a line cross between Duroc
and Pietrain breeds of pigs, which included 585 F2 progeny produced from 31 full‐sib …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been extensively used to
identify genomic regions associated with a variety of phenotypic traits in pigs. Until now …

Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is an important determinant of quality characteristics such as
tenderness, juiciness and flavour, and of its acceptability by consumers. Research has …

Background The number of vertebrae in pigs varies and is associated with body size. Wild
boars have 19 vertebrae, but European commercial breeds for pork production have 20 to …

During the past decade, efforts to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) in pigs have resulted in
hundreds of QTL being reported for growth, meat quality, reproduction, disease resistance …