merino sheep
7.Bone morphogenetic protein receptor IA(BMPR-IA) gene was studied as a candidate gene for the prolificacy of sheep. Single nucleotide polymorphism of BMPR-IA gene was detected in both high fecundity breeds(Small Tailed Han sheep and Hu sheep) and low fecundity breeds(Dorset sheep,Texel sheep and German Mutton Merino sheep) by PCR-SSCP.

