CAAS Institute of Animal Sciences, Beijing, presents F23 inbred minipigs with high genetic stability

After 23 generations of inbreeding mini pigs, the group of Pingshu TANG has achievend an inbreeding coefficient of 0.993 and high genetic homogeneity, as shown by a genome-wide high density array for over 60.000 SNPs. 3.000 bulls have already been sold and applied to studies on human diseases, drug metabolism, safety of GM food and xenotransplantation.

China Bio news release, December 18, 2013

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