Bourneuf et al. (2017) detected FAM189A1 g.28644665T>C; p.N192S as a de novo recessive potentially lethal mutation from an analysis of whole-genome-sequence of a Montbéliarde AI bull. No information was provided on the descendants of this bull.
OMIA ID:2259Inheritance: 5Characterised: YesYear: 2017
The double-muscle trait in cattle is characterised by an increase in muscle mass of approx 20%, resulting in substantially higher meat yield, a higher proportion of expensive cuts of meat, and lean and very tender meat, for which a substantial premium is paid. The trait is autosomal recessive, and the locus has been given the symbol mh. It occurs at such a high frequency in Piedmontese and Belgian Blue cattle that it is characteristic of these...
OMIA ID:683Inheritance: 1Characterised: YesYear: 1997
The absence of horns (polledness) is of substantial benefit in cattle, from an economic and welfare point of view: bruising due to horns is eliminated, and the stress associated with de-horning is avoided. (Information complied by Ulrika Tjälldén and Vanja Kinch, Uppsala, March 1998). In addition to naturally occurring variants for this trait, variants have been created artificially: Genetically-modifed organism; GMO.
OMIA ID:483Inheritance: As described in the History section, this trait was the first cattle trait to...Characterised: YesYear: 2012
