background bipolar disorder is a biological brain disorder which is associated with debilitating fluctuation in mood and adverse effects on patients, their families and society. the importance of genetics and its role in bipolar disorder is a controversial issue to discuss. evidence indicates a relation between the risk of bipolar disorder and specific genes. amongst the genes whose role has be...

this is the first description of the polymorphisms of arylalkylamine-n-acetyltransferase (aa-nat) gene in indian goats with different reproductive traits (twinning percentage and age of sexual maturity). based on the important role of aa-nat in reproduction, it is considered as a possible candidate gene for this trait. two novel synonymous snps, c825t (exon2) and c1249t (exon3) were identified....

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