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Open AccessNRF1 and ZSCAN10 bind to the promoter region of the SIX1 gene and their effects body measurements in Qinchuan cattle
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A novel polymorphism of GDF5 gene and its association with body measurement traits in Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds
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