Leptin receptor and fatty acid desaturase-2 gene variants affect fat, color and production profile of dry-cured hams

Abstract The effects of LEPR (rs709596309C > T) and FADS2 (rs321384923A > G) single nucleotide polymorphisms on production and quality attributes in purebred Duroc dry-cured hams were examined. As compared to LEPR-C– hams, the LEPR-TT hams had more intramuscular fat (+2.2% dry matter, P