Patent ID: 7732137

Claim:
A method for selecting a pig having a desired genotypic property, said method comprising: testing a population of pigs for the presence of a nucleic acid sequence; wherein said nucleic acid sequence comprises a nucleotide substitution in 5′-GATCCTTCGCCTAGGCTCNCAGCGCGGGAGCGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein said nucleic acid sequence has increased mobility relative to 5′-GATCCTTCGCCTAGGCTCNCAGCGCGGGAGCGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:1) during gel electrophoresis after exposure of said nucleic acid sequence and 5′-GATCCTTCGCCTAGGCTCNCAGCGCGGGAGCGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:1) to extracts from C2C12 myoblast cells; and selecting, from the population of pigs tested, a pig comprising said nucleic acid sequence, a parent of said pig, or a progeny of said pig.