A gene linked to the breakdown of blood pigments may help explain why beef from cattle kept in restrictive housing appears lighter than meat from animals allowed to move more freely, according to a new multi-omics study in Xinjiang Brown bulls. The research identifies HMOX2, a gene that encodes the heme-degrading enzyme heme oxygenase 2, […]
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