Table 6.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) linked with dairy potential in camels.
Gene name | SNP position | Potential influence | Reference |
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β-casein (CSN2) | 2126A>G 6040G>A | Associated with milk production and composition traits | Pauciullo et al., 2014 |
αs1-casein (CSN1S1) | 942G>T | Giambra et al., 2013 | |
Growth hormone (GH) gene | 419C>T450T>C | Increase body weightIncrease body weight | Ishag et al., 2010 |
Myogenic factors 5 gene (MYF5) | 377A>T | Thickness of longissimus dorsi muscle | Af El-Kholy et al., 2016 |