Allelic frequencies of an ovine scrapie susceptibility gene

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-162

  O'Rourke, K I ^a   Melco, R P ^b   Mickelson, J R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0002154049     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10495399609525856     Document Type: Article

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