Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology

Jeju National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation

Republic of Korea (Management: Rural Development Administration)

Republic of Korea

Jeju National University Industry-Academic Cooperation

In Cheol Cho

Jeong Woong Lee

Jin Seop Ahn

Hee Bok Park

Sang Hyun Han

The present invention relates to a genetic marker for determining meat quality traits of pigs and a use thereof, and specifically, a genetic marker for determining meat quality traits of pigs, comprising a polynucleotide consisting of 5 to 300 consecutive nucleotides comprising the nucleotides from the 1524to the 1527positions in the polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a polynucleotide complementary thereto, a composition for determining meat quality traits of pigs comprising an agent capable of detecting the genetic marker, a composition for determining Korean native pigs, a kit, a microarray, a method for determining meat quality traits of pigs, and a method for determining meat quality traits of Korean native pigs. The genetic marker of the present invention is a specific marker for determining the meat quality traits of pigs, and thus the marker can be used not only as a means for the objective evaluation of meat quality traits of pigs that cannot be determined by the naked eye but also as a means for distinguishing between foreign pigs and Korean native pigs, and is thereby capable of contributing to the establishment of distribution order of pork meat.

Genetic marker for determining meat quality traits of pigs and use thereof

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Jeju-do, South Korea

In Cheol Cho