Prediction of heterosis from DNA fingerprints in chickens

Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 777-784

  Gavora, J S ^a,b   Fairfull, R W ^a,c   Benkel, B F ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a   Chambers, J R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Food and Animal Research   (Canada)

^c Argo Breed Co International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBE; EGG PRODUCTION; GENE LOCUS; HETEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBES; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029816203     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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