Authors : Thakir U. Mohsen

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jun976

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Abstract : In 2023, 120 ewes of the indigenous, unimproved Awassi breed were used in the current investigation, which was carried out at a private sheep breeding facility in the center of Iraq. According to alleles resulting from single nucleotide polymorphism in both positions, the results indicated a significant difference (P≤0.01) in the sample distribution. At location 20782 of the LMO4 gene, two alleles with three genotypes—GG, GA, and AA—were found as a consequence of point mutation.

Keywords : LMO4 Gene, Awassi Sheep, Body Weight.

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