Determination of sex and chimaerism in the domestic sheep by DNA amplification using HMG-box and microsatellite sequences

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-139

  Ng, A ^a   Sathasivam, K ^b   Laurie, S ^a   Notarianni, E ^a,c  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic sheep; HMG box; Microsatellite; Ovis aries; Sry; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030068588     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01444-6     Document Type: Article

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