(1) Russian Federal State Animal Husbandry Research Institute, Moscow oblast, 142132, Russia;(2) Institute of Animal Husbandry and Genetics of the Veterinary Medicine University, Vienna, A-1210, Austria
Abstract:
The effect of integration of the human somatoliberin gene on the cytogenetic profiles of transgenic pigs is studied. A high level of chromosome variability of transgenic animals is established. The highest percentage of chromosome aberrations is found in transgenic animals of the second and third generations.