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Variation in the Ovine KAP6-3 Gene (KRTAP6-3) Is Associated with Variation in Mean Fibre Diameter-Associated Wool Traits.

Shaobin Li, Huitong Zhou, Hua Gong, Fangfang Zhao, Jiqing Wang, Yuzhu Luo, Jon G H Hickford

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Article in Genes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. The Complexity of the Ovine and Caprine Keratin-Associated Protein Genes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  19. Variation in the Caprine KAP24-1 Gene Affects Cashmere Fibre Diameter.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Shaobin LiGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. lisb@gsau.edu.cn.
Huitong ZhouGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. zhouh@lincoln.ac.nz.
Hua GongInternational Wool Research Institute, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. hua.gong@lincoln.ac.nz.
Fangfang ZhaoGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. zhaoff@gsau.edu.cn.
Jiqing WangGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. wangj@gsau.edu.cn.
Yuzhu LuoGansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. luoyz@gsau.edu.cn.
Jon G H HickfordInternational Wool Research Institute, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China. Jon.hickford@lincoln.ac.nz.
Gansu Agricultural University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis was used to investigate variation in the ovine KAP6-3 gene (

Indexed as

KAP6-3 gene (KRTAP6-3)mean fibre diameter (MFD)sheepwool traits

Identifiers

PMID28820492
PMCPMC5575667
OpenAlexW2748820551

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