Articles | Volume 61, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-153-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-153-2018
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28 Mar 2018
Original study |  | 28 Mar 2018

The novel T755C mutation in BMP15 is associated with the litter size of Iranian Afshari, Ghezel, and Shal breeds

Hamid-Reza Amini, Amir Ajaki, Majid Farahi, Mitra Heidari, Ahmad Pirali, Mohsen Forouzanfar, and Shahin Eghbalsaied

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Birth of twins is partly controlled by genetic factors. Here, we genotyped ewes with triplet births, twin births, and single births as well as two infertile ewes from Iranian sheep breeds for the BMP15 gene. A new mutation was detected in two sterile ewes and all ewes with triplet-birth lambing. There is a relationship between the mutation and higher litter numbers. However, this mutation is not responsible for sterility or triplet births in Iranian sheep.