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Published online 17 September 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020916-3
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Mutation gives sheep beautiful buttocks
DNA change between genes is behind big-bottomed sheep.
Scientists have identified a mutation that gives some sheep huge, hard bottoms. Understanding how the mutation works could give rise to leaner, meatier sheep and provide insights into inheritance.
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