Browsing by Author "Mercan, Levent"
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The analysis of mitochondrial data indicates the existence of population substructure in Karayaka sheep
Kirikci, Koray; Noce, Antonia; Cam, Mehmet Akif; Mercan, Levent; Amills, Marcel (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2018)In the current study, we investigated the existence of population substructure in the Karayaka sheep breed from Turkey. A fragment of the mitochondrial D-loop region has been successfully sequenced in 69 Karayaka sheep ... -
Fatty acid profile and sensory properties of lamb meat from males of five indigenous breeds
Mercan, Levent; Cam, Mehmet A.; Olfaz, Mustafa; Kırıkçı, Koray; Tüfekçi, Hacer; Kılıç, Ünal (Copernıcus Gesellschaft Mbh, 2022)The objective of this study was to determine meat quality characteristics, fatty acid profiles, and sensory characteristics of 50 single-birth male lambs from five breeds: Artli (n = 10), Cepni (n = 10), Hemsin (n = 10), ... -
Genetic diversity and relationship among indigenous Turkish Karayaka sheep subpopulations
Kırıkçı, Koray; Cam, M. Akif; Mercan, Levent (Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh, 2020)The Karayaka is the most populous sheep breed in the Black Sea region of Turkey. In the present study, we investigated the intra- and inter-population genetic relationships among indigenous Karayaka sheep subpopulations. ... -
Investigation of G1 (c.260G>A) Polymorphism in Exon 1 of GDF9 Gene in Turkish Sheep Breed Karayaka
Kırıkçı, Koray; Çam, Mehmet Akif; Mercan, Levent (Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey, 2021)GDF9 is an essential gene for normal follicular development and prolificacy in sheep. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic polymorphism and G1 mutation of GDF9 gene exon 1 in 100 Karayaka ewes, belonging to ...
