Hongbing Han  , Xueming  Guan, Yanfang Liu  , Fenglian Bian  , Wenjing Zhu  , 
    <I>MSTN</I> Gene Polymorphism and its Relationships with Growth Performance in Ma Shen Porcine,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 11,Issue 8,
    2012,
    Pages 1173-1176,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2012.1173.1176,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1173.1176)
    Abstract: Myostatin gene (<I>MSTN</I>) is a negative regulator of myogenesis which is related to total lean meat yield. A total of 339 individuals of three breeds were used to analyzed polymorphisms by the Polymerase Chain Reacton Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) method in the 5'-promoter region of MSTN. This study analyzed the relationship of mutation with the growth traits including Weight at Birth (WB) and Weaning Weight (WW) in Ma Shen swine breeds. Two alleles (A and B) and three genotypes (AA, AB and BB) were identified in MSTN promoter region of Ma Shen swine. The result showed that WB of individuals with genotype BB was significant higher than that with genotype AA and AB (p&lt;0.05). No statistically significant differences were observed in WW (p&gt;0.05) among MSTN variation.
    Keywords: Ma Shen swine;5`-regulator region of the Myostatin gene;mutation;growth traits;genotype