On the mode of inheritance of double-muscled conformation in bovines

Rollins, W; Tanaka, M; Nott, C; Thiessen, R

On the mode of inheritance of double-muscled conformation in bovines

Authors

W. C. Rollins
Moira Tanaka
C. F. G. Nott
R. B. Thiessen

Authors Affiliations

W. C. Rollins was Professor of Animal Science and Geneticist in the Experiment Station, Davis; Moira Tanaka was Staff Research Associate II, Department of Animal Science, Davis; C. F. G. Nott was Research Assistant in genetics, Department of Animal Science, Davis; R. B. Thiessen was Research Assistant in genetics, Department of Animal Science, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 41(14):433-453. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v41n14p433. December 1972.

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Abstract

For this report, analysis of the results of an experiment conducted at the University of California at Davis and a critical review of the literature did not lead to rejection of the autosomal mono-hybrid model as an adequate explanation of the genetic transmission of the conformation associated with bovine muscular hypertrophy, commonly known as double-muscling. Conformational criteria for classifying a calf as double-muscled neonatally were developed and discussed herein, and a hypothesis is presented for prenatal selection against homozygous mutant embryos.

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