Blar i Journal articles (peer reviewed) på forfatter "Lindtveit, Kristine"
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Insertion of an endogenous Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus element into the BCO2 - gene abolishes its function and leads to yellow discoloration of adipose tissue in Norwegian Spælsau (Ovis aries).
Kent, Matthew Peter; Moser, Michel; Boman, Inger Anne; Lindtveit, Kristine; Arnyasi, Mariann; Sundsaasen, Kristil Kindem; Våge, Dag Inge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue leading to yellow fat is, in sheep, a heritable recessive trait that can be attributed to a nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene. ...