SummaryThe product of the leptin gene is a 16-kDa protein secreted by adipose tissue and regulates adiposity. The leptin gene could be a potential candidate gene controlling some proportion of adipose and lean accretion in cattle, and thus, may be referred to as one of genetic factor controlling meat quality determinants such as marbling. We have isolated the bovine leptin gene including its promoter region. We have determined the exon-intron organization of the bovine leptin gene, which consisted of three exons and two introns and spanned about 18.

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